title: Preliminary study of serum tenascin-C levels as a diagnostic or prognostic biomarker of type B acute aortic dissection.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nozato
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hikita
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hisako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imanaka-Yoshida
authors.forename: Toshimichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aonuma
authors.forename: Michiaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiroe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D019063:Tenascin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019063:Tenascin
keywords: Inflammation; Tenascin-C; Type B aortic dissection