Targeting interleukin-1β protects from aortic aneurysms induced by disrupted transforming growth factor β signaling [PDF]
, 2017 Aortic aneurysms are life-threatening conditions with effective treatments mainly limited to emergency surgery or trans-arterial endovascular stent grafts, thus calling for the identification of specific molecular targets.
Bizzotto, Dario +13 more
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Aortic arch tortuosity with PHACE syndrome : a rare case scenario [PDF]
, 2016 PHACE syndrome is a rare neurocutaneous disorder characterised by an association of infantile haemangiomas with structural anomalies of brain, cerebral vasculature, eye, aorta and chest wall.1 Coarctation of aorta (COA) is most the common cardiac anomaly
Baidwan, A. +5 more
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Natural History Of Syphilitic Aortitis [PDF]
, 2009 No large studies of cardiovascular syphilis at necropsy have been reported since 1964. We examined at necropsy 90 patients who had characteristic morphologic findings of syphilitic aortitis. None had ever undergone cardiovascular surgery.
Ko, Jong Mi +2 more
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Automatic Segmentation of Thoracic Aorta Segments in Low-Dose Chest CT
, 2018 Morphological analysis and identification of pathologies in the aorta are important for cardiovascular diagnosis and risk assessment in patients. Manual annotation is time-consuming and cumbersome in CT scans acquired without contrast enhancement and ...
de Vos, Bob D. +3 more
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Uterine adenocarcinoma with abdominal metastases in an ovariohysterectomised female cat [PDF]
, 2011 An adenocarcinoma of the uterine stump with abdominal metastases is described in a 12-year-old incompletely ovariohysterectomised female Domestic Short Haired (DSH) cat.
Belter LF +4 more
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eLife, 2021 Background: Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with damage to various organs, but its multi-organ effects have not been characterised across the usual range of alcohol drinking in a large general population sample.
Evangelos Evangelou +6 more
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Rare association between giant-cell aortitis and giant-cell aortic valvulitis
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2023 Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a type of chronic vasculitis that affects medium and large-caliber arteries, frequently related to aortic involvement and, consequently, to aneurysm formation. However, associated valvulitis with giant cells is uncommon. We
Georgina del Cisne Jadán Luzuriaga +6 more
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Interdisciplinarity and Patient Engagement: New Representations of Cardiovascular Anatomy
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 Background: This article presents and discusses the genesis, making and public presentation of two artworks by British artist Sofie Layton, namely Blueprints and The Bud, which explore the anatomy of the heart infusing it with experiential and narrative ...
Giovanni Biglino +5 more
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Preferential Myosin Heavy Chain Isoform B Expression May Contribute to the Faster Velocity of Contraction in Veins versus Arteries [PDF]
, 2007 Smooth muscle myosin heavy chains occur in 2 isoforms, SMA (slow) and SMB (fast). We hypothesized that the SMB isoform is predominant in the faster-contracting rat vena cava compared to thoracic aorta.
Eddinger, Thomas +8 more
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Computational Simulations for Aortic Coarctation: Representative Results From a Sampling of Patients [PDF]
, 2011 Treatments for coarctation of the aorta (CoA) can alleviate blood pressure (BP) gradients(D), but long-term morbidity still exists that can be explained by altered indices of hemodynamics and biomechanics.
Chan, Frandics P +8 more
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