Elevation of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Different Areas of Ascending Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Valves

Our aim is to investigate the elevation of matrix proteins in tissues obtained from distal, above the sinotubular junction (proximal), concave, and convex sites of aneurysms in the ascending aorta using a simultaneous multiplex protein detection system. Tissues were collected from 41 patients with a...

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Main Authors: Salah A. Mohamed, Frank Noack, Kerstin Schoellermann, Anje Karluss, Arlo Radtke, Detlev Schult-Badusche, Peter W. Radke, Bjoern E. Wenzel, Hans H. Sievers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/806261