Soluble Elastin Fragments in Serum Are Elevated in Acute Aortic Dissection
- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 23 (10), 1839-1844
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.0000085016.02363.80
Abstract
Objective— We aimed to establish an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for measuring soluble elastin fragments (sELAF) in serum and to reveal its usefulness in diagnosing acute aortic dissection (AAD).Keywords
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