Fig. 15.1 Alterations in endothelial cell function and phenotype as determined by environmental hemodynamics. (a) Endothelial cell responses to high shear stress. (b) Endothelial cell responses to low shear stress…
Fig. 17.1 Contemporary depiction of the blood coagulation cascade The intrinsic pathway does not require interaction with the injured vessel wall, but rather a negatively charged surface. In the laboratory,…
Edmo Atique Gabriel and Sthefano Atique Gabriel (eds.)Inflammatory Response in Cardiovascular Surgery201310.1007/978-1-4471-4429-8_11© Springer-Verlag London 2013 11. Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Frank J. Veith1, 2, 3 , Mario Lachat4, Dieter Mayer5, Zoran Rancic6, 7, Todd L. Berland8 and Neal S. Cayne8 (1) Department…
(1) Department of Vascular Surgery, Celso Pierro Hospital and Maternity, Campinas, SP, Brazil Abstract The severity of aneurysmatic disease and its evolution were already described long ago. Since that…
Fig. 8.1 HP locus genetic structure and structural differences with subunit arrangement of Hp phenotypes. (a) The physical map of the HP locus. HP exons are indicated by black boxes….
Matrix metalloproteinase Enzyme Genetic location Main ECM substrates Role in aortic aneurysm MMP-1 Collagenase 1 11q22-q23 Collagens (I, II, III, VII, VIII, X), gelatin, fibronectin, vitronectin, laminin, aggrecan Collagenolysis, associated…
46. Wohltmann CD, Spain DA, Carrillo EH. Does gender effect outcome in trauma patients? Crit Care Med. 1999;27:A176.CrossRef 47. Balteskard L, Unneberg K, Mjaaland M, et al. Treatment with growth…
When studying the presence of inflammatory cytokines in patients undergoing CEA, intracellular cytokine expression was found to be significantly higher in patients undergoing CEA who had stenosis ≥70 % (TNF-α,…
Variable No restenosis (n = 198) In-stent restenosis (n = 12) p value Serum parameters Leucocytepre count/μl (mean, SD) 7,626 (±2,040) 8,300 (±3,013) 0.283 CRPpre mg/dl (median, IQR) 2 (0–6.6)…
Edmo Atique Gabriel and Sthefano Atique Gabriel (eds.)Inflammatory Response in Cardiovascular Surgery201310.1007/978-1-4471-4429-8_2© Springer-Verlag London 2013 2. The Role of Lymphocytes in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis: Focus on CD4+ T Cell Subsets Ingrid E. Dumitriu1 and Juan Carlos Kaski1 (1)…
