European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 531-537 , May 2009

New Insight in Aetiopathogenesis of Aortic Diseases

  • E. Allaire

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Center, Paris 12 University, CNRS EAC 7054, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, 51 Avenue du Maréchal de, Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Eric Allaire, Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, 51 avenue du Maréchal de, Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France. Tel.: +33 1 49 81 44 20; fax: +33 1 49 81 24 35.
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  • F. Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Center, Paris 12 University, CNRS EAC 7054, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, 51 Avenue du Maréchal de, Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France
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  • F. Saucy

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Center, Paris 12 University, CNRS EAC 7054, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France
    • Department of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne-CHUV, Switzerland
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  • J. Dai

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Center, Paris 12 University, CNRS EAC 7054, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France
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  • F. Cochennec

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Center, Paris 12 University, CNRS EAC 7054, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, 51 Avenue du Maréchal de, Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France
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  • S. Michineau

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Center, Paris 12 University, CNRS EAC 7054, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France
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  • M. Zidi

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Center, Paris 12 University, CNRS EAC 7054, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France
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  • J.-P. Becquemin

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Center, Paris 12 University, CNRS EAC 7054, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, 51 Avenue du Maréchal de, Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France
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  • M. Kirsch

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Center, Paris 12 University, CNRS EAC 7054, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France
    • Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Hôpital Henri Mondor, 51 Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, Créteil, France
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  • M. Gervais

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Center, Paris 12 University, CNRS EAC 7054, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France

Received 4 February 2009 ,Accepted 4 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.02.002

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 531-537 , May 2009

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