Association between obesity, TGFb, thrombospondin and small abdominal aortic aneurysm progression.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/540404

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an important cause of mortality in middle aged and elderly Australians. The incidence of AAA continues to increase despite improvements in the medical management of atherosclerosis. We postulate that obesity is important in the progression of AAA. In a community screening study we found that waist-hip ratio was independently associated with AAA. In this project we investigate the mechanisms underlying this association between obesity and AAA.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $514,777.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Surgery

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm | aortic aneurysm | history | obesity | quality of life | surgery | surgical outcomes research | treatment strategies

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