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SUBMITTER: Folsom AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4543558 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Folsom Aaron R AR Yao Lu L Alonso Alvaro A Lutsey Pamela L PL Missov Emil E Lederle Frank A FA Ballantyne Christie M CM Tang Weihong W
Circulation 20150617 7
<h4>Background</h4>The pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is complex. Cross-sectional studies have connected circulating biomarkers with AAA, but prospective evidence is limited.<h4>Methods and results</h4>In the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study cohort, we measured multiple blood biomarkers of inflammation, hemostasis, thrombin generation, cardiac dysfunction, and vascular stiffness and identified incident AAAs during follow-up using hospital discharge codes. Six biomarkers ...[more]