Fig. 19.1 Diagram outlining the considerable overlap between the coagulatory, fibrinolytic, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) systems Table 19.1 MMP production and activation and substrates MMP Alternative name Produced by Activated…
Fig. 16.1 Pre- and postoperative angiogram of a patient undergoing arterial transplantation. The patient had undergone eight pervious vascular procedures on the left leg after varicose vein surgery 35 years…
, Cyro Alves de Brito3 and Alberto José da Silva Duarte1, 4, 2, 5 (1) Clinical Laboratory, Hospital do Coração, São Paulo, Brazil (2) Central Laboratory of Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo,…
Fig. 32.1 Complexity of the inflammatory response in cardiac surgery Table 32.1 Humoral and cellular factors of the inflammatory response Humoral factors Cellular factors Contact activation products Neutrophils Factor XIIa…
Fig. 21.1 Hypothesized mechanisms of acute venous thrombosis post activation of the venous endothelium. The activation of tissue factor, P-selectin and E-selectin, platelets, inflammatory cells, and microparticles lead to thrombus…
Fig. 13.1 Critical limb ischaemia with forefoot gangrene Inflammatory markers have been evaluated among both asymptomatic [31–33] and symptomatic [31–34] subjects with PAD, however (Table 13.1). Furthermore, such markers have…
Protein Varicose veina Vein wall collagen Increased Vein wall elastin Decreased Vein wall laminin Increased Vein wall tenascin Increased Vein wall fibronectin Similar SMC collagen type I Increased SMC collagen…
Fig. 29.1 Vacuum-assisted venous drainage Advantages of Vacuum-Assisted Venous Drainage The Use of Smaller Cannulae and Shorter Tubing In several situations, such as minimally invasive surgery, repeat-cardiovascular operation, pediatric cardiac…
Resting Heart (Medtronic) MECC (Maquet) ECC.O (Sorin) ROCSafe (Terumo) CORx (CardioVention) Circuit coating Carmeda bioactive surface (with heparin) Bioline (with heparin) Prosphorylcoline Xcoating, biopassive polymer coating Not coated Centrifugal…
Fig. 28.1 Schematic illustration of the complement system and some of its inhibitors and activators. C complement, MBL mannose-binding lactin, H and I factors H and I, inhibitors of C3…
