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Vascular Surgery 2018
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Vascular Surgery
Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Therapy
ISSN: 2573-4482
(Neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin), where he was able to show, that
NGALmay identify the vulnerable plaque by a simple ELISA test in peripheral
blood. For this work he was awarded the Finlandia prize 2016. Recently his
field of interest widened towards the role of neutrophils in abdominal aor-
tic aneurysm. Neutrophils, which were citrullinated may expulse their inside
DNA, forming neutrophil extracellular traps (=NETs), which are associated
with significant inflammatory processes in the abdominal aortic wall and
intraluminal thrombus. He extended his experience by murine AAA models
investigating possible treatment options in AAA by applying NET-inhibitors
wolf.eilenberg@meduniwien.ac.at