title: Impact of serum tenascin-C on the aortic healing process during the chronic stage of type B acute aortic dissection.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nozato
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. Electronic address: asato@md.tsukuba.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hikita
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Matrix Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan; Mie University Research Center for Matrix Biology, Tsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imanaka-Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Matrix Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan; Mie University Research Center for Matrix Biology, Tsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshimichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aonuma
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Michiaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiroe
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019063:Tenascin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019063:Tenascin
keywords: Long-term outcome; Tenascin-C; Type B aortic dissection