• Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. · Nov 2006

    Review

    Pathogenesis of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms.

    • Dong-Chuan Guo, Christina L Papke, Rumin He, and Dianna M Milewicz.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, 6431 Fannin, MSB 6.039, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Dongchuan.Guo@uth.tmc.edu
    • Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2006 Nov 1; 1085: 339-52.

    AbstractThe major disease processes affecting the aorta are aortic aneurysms and dissections. Aneurysms are usually described in terms of their anatomic location, with thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) involving the ascending and descending aorta in the thoracic cavity and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) involving the infrarenal abdominal aorta. Both thoracic and abdominal aortas are elastic arteries, and share similarities in their physical structures and cellular components. However, thoracic and abdominal aortas differ in their biochemical properties and the origin of their vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). These similarities and differences between thoracic and abdominal aortas provide the basis for the various pathologic mechanisms observed in this disease. This review focuses on the comparison of the pathologic mechanisms involved in TAA and AAA.

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