Evaluation of aortic changes in elderly people autopsied with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

• Main Authors: Mariana Silva Oliveira (Author), Bianca Gonçalves Silva Torquato (Author), Luciano Alves Matias da Silveira (Author), Gabriela Ribeiro Juliano (Author), Laura Sanches Aguiar (Author), Guilherme Ribeiro Juliano (Author), Lívia Ferreira Oliveira (Author), Ana Paula Espindula (Author), Luciana Santos Ramalho (Author), Camila Lourencini Cavellani (Author), Aline Cristina Souza da Silva (Author), Grace Kelly Naves de Aquino Favarato (Author), Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira (Author), Mara Lúcia da Fonseca Ferraz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To verify the distribution of the degree of fat deposits and percentage of collagen and elastic fibers in the intimal and medial layers of the aorta of elderly patients autopsied, with and without Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Methods Twenty-six fragments of the aort...