Loss of contractile phenotype (⏬SMMHC SMTN ⏫S100A4 MMP2) of #SmoothMuscleCell & Elastin fiber in #AcuteAorticDissection

Type A/B? Any aneurysm?🧐

24 case (non-monogenic) vs 17 control

"aortic wall adjacent to the entry site of the dissection"

#AortaEd
#CJCOpen 2025
www.cjcopen.ca/article/S258...