%0 Case Reports
%T An uncommon case of arterial aneurysms association with high plasma levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin.
%A De Caridi G
%A Massara M
%A Spinelli F
%A Grande R
%A Butrico L
%A Rende P
%A Amato M
%A Compagna R
%A Amato B
%A de Franciscis S
%A Serra R
%J Open Med (Wars)
%V 10
%N 1
%D 2015
%M 28352742
暂无%R 10.1515/med-2015-0083
%X The association of an axillary artery aneurysm and an abdominal aortic aneurysm is extremely rare. In this study, we describe this association in a 69 year-old-man. We measured this patient's metalloproteinases (MMPs) and Neutrophil Gelatinase - Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) levels over a three years period before the abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. We speculate that high serium levels of MMPs and NGAL may have a prognostic role and may predict aneurysm rupture in patients with an uncommon association of arterial aneurysms.