Design and protocol of a comprehensive multicentre biobank for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The pathophysiology and natural course of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are insufficiently understood. In order to improve our understanding, it is imperative to carry out longitudinal research that combines biomarkers with clinical and imaging data measured over multiple time points. Therefore, a multicentre biobank, databank and imagebank has been established in the Netherlands: the 'Pearl Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm' (AAA bank).

Methods and analysis

The AAA bank is a prospective multicentre observational biobank, databank and imagebank of patients with an AAA. It is embedded within the framework of the Parelsnoer Institute, which facilitates uniform biobanking in all university medical centres (UMCs) in the Netherlands. The AAA bank has been initiate

SUBMITTER: Jalalzadeh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688677 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature