Stei, Marta
Arkenberg, Per
Uebing, Theresa
Mazrekaj, Agnesa
Mulorz, Joscha
Mehrkens, Dennis
Ahdab, Maysam
Barnowski, Philipp
Sengle, Gerhard
Adam, Matti
Lohner, Valerie
Hoerr, Verena
Nahardani, Ali
Schubert-Quecke, Claudia
Mewes, Birgitta
Lindemeyer, Johannes
Grüll, Holger
Busch, Albert
Zimmer, Sebastian
Winkels, Holger
Schelzig, Hubert
Kelm, Malte
Nickenig, Georg
Baldus, Stephan
Wagenhäuser, Markus U.
Mollenhauer, Martin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Köln
Article History
Received: 13 August 2025
Accepted: 4 December 2025
First Online: 17 December 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Aortic tissue samples were obtained from the local biobank of the Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany. The study involving human aortic tissue was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion (ethics no.: 2018-222_1; 2018-248_1).
: All authors concur with the submission of this manuscript.