Increased diameter and stiffness of elastic but not muscular arteries in men with abdominal aortic aneurysm

• Published in: Journal of applied physiology (1985) Vol. 136; no. 6; pp. 1410 - 1417
• Main Authors: Shlimon, Kristian, Lindenberger, Marcus, De Basso, Rachel, Cinthio, Magnus, Bjarnegård, Niclas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Aorta; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - physiopathology; Aortic aneurysms; Aortic arch; arterial stiffness; Arteries; axillary artery; Axillary Artery - diagnostic imaging; Axillary Artery - physiopathology; Biomedical Laboratory Science/Technology; Biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap/teknologi; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Body mass index; Body size; brachial artery; Brachial Artery - diagnostic imaging; Brachial Artery - physiopathology; Carotid arteries; Carotid artery; Carotid Artery, Common - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Artery, Common - physiopathology; Diameters; Elasticity; Extremities; general dilating diathesis; Humans; Male; Medical and Health Sciences; Medical Biotechnology; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Medicinsk bioteknologi; Middle Aged; Stiffness; Ultrasonography - methods; Ultrasound; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; Veins & arteries; arterial stiffness; general dilating diathesis; brachial artery; axillary artery; ultrasound

We present data partially supporting the notion of abdominal aortic aneurysm being a systemic vascular disease with focal manifestation in the abdominal aorta, from two well-defined groups recruited from a regional screening program. We show that elastic arteries distal from the aorta exhibit vascul...