• Markers of extracellular matrix remodeling and systemic inflammation in patients with heritable thoracic aortic diseases 

      Seim, Bjørn Edvard; Holt, Margrethe Flesvig; Ratajska, Aleksandra; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Ringseth, Monica Myklebust; Halvorsen, Bente; Skjelland, Mona; Kvitting, John-Peder; Lundblad, Runar; Krohg-Sørensen, Kirsten; Osnes, Liv T. N.; Aukrust, Pål; Paus, Benedicte; Ueland, Thor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-20)
      Background: In approximately 20% of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms or dissections a heritable thoracic aortic disease (HTAD) is suspected. Several monogenic connective tissue diseases imply high risk of aortic disease, including both non-syndromic and syndromic forms. There are some studies assessing inflammation and extracellular matrix remodeling in patients with non-hereditary aortic ...