Biomaterials collected for the AAA bank
| Biomaterials | Inclusion | Surveillance phase | Surgical phase | Postoperative phase | Storage temperature |
| Blood: EDTA plasma | Once | Max. 1/year | Once | Once: 1 year postoperative | ≤−80°C |
| Blood: serum | Once | Max. 1/year | Once | Once: 1 year postoperative | ≤−80°C |
| Blood: citrate plasma | Once | Max. 1/year | Once | Once: 1 year postoperative | ≤−80°C |
| Blood: EDTA for DNA | Once | 4°C or ≤−20°C | |||
| Blood: PAXgene for RNA | Once | ≤−80°C | |||
| Urine | Once | Max. 1/year | Once | Once: 1 year postoperative | ≤−80°C |
| Aneurysm tissue: frozen | Once | ≤−80°C | |||
| Aneurysm tissue: FFPE | Once | Room temperature |
FFPE, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded.