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Trace Elements in the Wall of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms With and Without Coexisting Iliac Artery Aneurysms

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Iliac artery aneurysms (IAA) and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) frequently coexist. It remains unknown whether the content of trace elements in AAA walls depends on the coexistence of IAAs. The aim of this study was to compare the content of selected trace elements in AAA walls depending on the coexistence of IAAs. The content of trace elements was assessed in samples of AAA walls harvested intraoperatively in 19 consecutive patients. In the studied group, coexisting IAAs were diagnosed in 11 out of the 19 patients with AAA. The coexistence of IAAs was associated with a slightly lower content of nickel (0.28 (0.15–0.40) vs. 0.32 (0–0.85) mg/g; p = 0.09) and a significantly higher content of cadmium (0.71 (0.26–1.17) vs. 0.25 (0.20–0.31) mg/g; p = 0.04) in AAA walls. The levels of the remaining studied elements, copper, zinc, manganese, magnesium and calcium, were comparable. The elevated levels of cadmium in the walls of AAA coexisting with IAAs may suggest an impact of the accumulation of this trace element on the greater damage of the iliac artery wall.

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The authors wish to thank Sandra K. Lindon for proofreading the manuscript.

Authors’ Contributions

Conception and design or analysis and interpretation of data were done by Damian Ziaja, Mariola Sznapka, Andrzej Kita, and Krzysztof Pawlicki. Drafting of the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content were performed by Jerzy Chudek, Grzegorz Biolik, Karolina Sieroń-Stołtny, and Jolanta Domalik. Final approval of the manuscript was submitted by Krzysztof Ziaja.

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The study was financed with a grant from the Medical University of Silesia.

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  1. Physiotherapy Unit, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    Damian Ziaja

  2. Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    Damian Ziaja, Mariola Sznapka, Grzegorz Biolik & Krzysztof Ziaja

  3. Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    Jerzy Chudek

  4. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    Andrzej Kita

  5. Physical Medicine Unit, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    Karolina Sieroń-Stołtny

  6. Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    Krzysztof Pawlicki

  7. Department of General, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    Jolanta Domalik

  8. Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University ofSilesia, Katowice, Poland

    Krzysztof Ziaja

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Ziaja, D., Chudek, J., Sznapka, M. et al. Trace Elements in the Wall of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms With and Without Coexisting Iliac Artery Aneurysms. Biol Trace Elem Res 165, 119–122 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-015-0240-8

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