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ReviewScientifica2014

Update on abdominal aortic aneurysm research: from clinical to genetic studies.

Helena Kuivaniemi, Evan J Ryer, James R Elmore, Irene Hinterseher, Diane T Smelser, Gerard Tromp

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In one paragraph

Review in Scientifica, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Deficiency of p27Journal of vascular research · 2026
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  3. Status of diagnosis and therapy of abdominal aortic aneurysms.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023
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  13. Aetiology and management of hereditary aortopathy.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Helena KuivaniemiThe Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, USA ; Department of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Evan J RyerDepartment of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA ; Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, USA.
James R ElmoreDepartment of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA ; Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, USA.
Irene HinterseherDepartment of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charité Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
Diane T SmelserThe Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, USA.
Gerard TrompThe Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, USA.
Geisinger Health System · USCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DETemple University · US

Funding

Geisinger eGenonic Medicine (GeM) ProgramU01HG006382 · NHGRI · GEISINGER CLINIC · PI CAREY, DAVID J., WILLIAMS, MARC S. · 2011 to 2014
$4.3M
GENETIC FACTORS IN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMSR01HL064310 · NHLBI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KUIVANIEMI, S HELENA · 1999 to 2006
$2.5M
NHGRI NIH HHS U01 HG006382NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL064310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a dilatation of the abdominal aorta with a diameter of at least 3.0 cm. AAAs are often asymptomatic and are discovered as incidental findings in imaging studies or when the AAA ruptures leading to a medical emergency. AAAs are more common in males than females, in individuals of European ancestry, and in those over 65 years of age. Smoking is the most important environmental risk factor. In addition, a positive family history of AAA increases the person's risk for AAA. Interestingly, diabetes has been shown to be a protective factor for AAA in many large studies. Hallmarks of AAA pathogenesis include inflammation, vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis, extracellular matrix degradation, and oxidative stress. Autoimmunity may also play a role in AAA development and progression. In this Outlook paper, we summarize our recent studies on AAA including clinical studies related to surgical repair of AAA and genetic risk factor and large-scale gene expression studies. We conclude with a discussion on our research projects using large data sets available through electronic medical records and biobanks.

Identifiers

PMID24834361
PMCPMC4009235
OpenAlexW2124045299

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