Why the study?
Does serum lumican level correlate with the severity of acute aortic dissection?
Population
112 participants, including 82 patients with chest or back pain and 30 healthy volunteers.
Comparison
Measurement of serum lumican levels upon admission vs Healthy volunteers and patients with intramural…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support lumican as AAD biomarker; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Does serum lumican level correlate with the severity of acute aortic dissection?
Serum lumican levels are significantly elevated in acute aortic dissection and correlate with disease severity, suggesting potential utility as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker.
Gu et al. (2016) studied this question.
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