title: Significant changes in combined consistent biomarkers and CTAngiography revealed during an interval of 6months before abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture.
abstract: The most commonly used predictor of rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is the diameter, but this does not correlate well with the risk of rupture. Therefore, in order to make further improvements in clinical decisions regarding AAA patients, the development of additional predictive tools other than aneurysm size alone is needed. We herein report a case of a 72-year-old man with AAA that underwent rupture transformation during six months. We review the morphological features changes detected by computed tomography and also observe several alters circulating biomarkers at the same time. In the study presented essentially an association of those combined parameters with the risk of AAA impending rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szumilowicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland. Electronic address: irekwie@wp.pl.
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wiernicki
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Arkadiusz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kazimierczak
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Golubinska-Szemitko
authors.affiliation: Student's Scientific Circle of Vascular Diseases affiliated with the Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zurkowska
authors.affiliation: Student's Scientific Circle of Vascular Diseases affiliated with the Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kasprzak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers