Greater aortic inflammation and calcification in abdominal aortic aneurysmal disease than atherosclerosis
Nikhil V Joshi,
Maysoon Elkhawad,
Rachael O Forsythe,
Olivia M B McBride,
Nikil K Rajani,
Jason M Tarkin,
Mohammed M Chowdhury,
Emma Donoghue,
Jennifer M J Robson,
Jonathan Boyle,
Tim D Fryer,
Yuan Huang,
Zhongzhao Teng,
Marc R Dweck,
Ahmed A Tawakol,
Jonathan H Gillard,
Patrick A Coughlin,
Ian B Wilkinson,
David E Newby,
James H F Rudd
Apr 22, 2020
Objective:Using combined positron emission tomography and CT (PET-CT), we measured aortic inflammation and calcification in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), and compared them with matched controls with...