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Downregulation of Filamin a Expression in the Aorta Is Correlated With Aortic Dissection
Filamins (FLNs) are actin cross-linking proteins, and as scaffolding proteins, FLNs are closely associated with the stabilization of the cytoskeleton. Nevertheless, the biological importance of FLNs in aortic dissection (AD) has not been well-elucidated.
Yue Chen+18 more
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Long-term outcomes after chest wall resection and repair with titanium bars and sternal plates
ObjectivesEn-bloc complete resection remains the treatment of choice for localized chest wall (CW) tumors. Titanium bars reconstruction demonstrated encouraging results with satisfactory early outcomes.
Hugo Clermidy+11 more
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Totally endoscopic non-robotic excision of aortic valve fibroelastoma: a case report
Background Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are a rare subtype of benign primary cardiac tumours, which are most commonly found on the aortic valve. Although median sternotomy is still used frequently there has been different attempts to remove the aortic
Sadia Batool+3 more
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Heart transplantation in a patient with complex heart lung disease: a case report
Heart disease is often accompanied by lung disease as they share the same risk factors. Heart or lung transplantation is regarded as a definitive treatment for the end-stage disease of each, while the expected median survival for lung transplantation is ...
Seok Hyun Kim+3 more
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Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease whose formation is reported to be associated with massive vascular inflammatory responses.
Qunhui Wang+12 more
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Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collaterals is a complex congenital heart defect that includes a heterogeneous subgroup of patients.
Matteo Trezzi+5 more
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Abnormal proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) is a critical pathological feature in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but the regulatory mechanisms remain largely unknown.
Yong-Jie Chen+14 more
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Lung transplantation in neonates and infants:ESPNIC survey of European neonatologists and pediatric intensivists [PDF]
Lung and heart & lung transplantations in neonates and infants are extreme treatments offered for some life-threatening conditions especially in some North-American centers with promising results.
De Luca, Daniele+4 more
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Heart or heart-lung transplantation for patients with congenital heart disease in England [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Increased longevity in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is associated with late complications, mainly heart failure, which may not be amenable to redo surgery and become refractory to medical therapy and so, trigger referral for ...
Alonso-Gonzalez, R+9 more
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Perioperative donor bone marrow infusion augments chimerism in heart and lung transplant recipients [PDF]
Background.: We and others have demonstrated that a low level of donor cell chimerism was present for years after transplantation in tissues and peripheral blood of heart and lung recipients; it was associated, in the latter, with a lower incidence of ...
Abdul S. Rao+34 more
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