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The Measurement and Significance of Plasma Level of Matrix Metalloproteinase- 9 Plasma Level in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Aim To observe the changes of MMP - 9 ( Matrix Metalloproteinase - 9, MMP - 9) plasma level of the patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) before and after the treatment, and evaluate the importance of MMPs in the pathogenesis of AAAs. Methods Blood samples of 35 patients with AAAs and 10 patients with the arterial occlusive diseases (AODs) ,which enrolled into the vascular surgery center of Colonge University Hospital from Feburary to August of 2002, were collected before and one month after open prostheses grafting or interventional endovascular exclusion.