Interleukin (IL) -1, a proinflammatory cytokine, increases in aneurysm, and the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) modulates IL-1 activity endogenously. We show here that IL-1Ra-deficiency in ...
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has transformed the management of abdominal aortic aneurysm by offering a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery. Customisable stent-graft systems are ...
The standard surgical approach for aortic disease is to remove and replace the aorta in an open-heart surgery in which the chest and/or abdomen are opened through an incision. Increasingly, patients ...