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Selectivity of Ca2+ channel blockers for dilator actions on the isolated lower esophageal sphincter and aorta from rats

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2018
We compared dilator actions of representative four Ca2+ channel blockers on the isolated lower esophagus sphincter (LES) and thoracic aorta from rats.
Akira Takahara, Shuhei Nozaki, Akane Ishiguro, Kaori Okamura, Xin Cao, Megumi Aimoto, Yoshinobu Nagasawa   +6 more
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The effects of irisin on the rat thoracic aorta: a histological study

Folia Morphologica, 2022
BACKGROUND: Irisin, a polypeptide hormone that is released from skeletal muscle in response to exercise, has been found to improve endothelial functions, protect against endothelial injuries and change blood pressure, which also affected blood vessels ...
R. Altaweel, A. Shatarat, D. Badran, N. M. Abu Tarboush   +3 more
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From Tear to Fear: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Acute type A aortic dissection presents with abrupt onset of pain that requires emergency surgery. However, minimal research exists on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors.
Selena R. Pasadyn, Eric E. Roselli, Amanda S. Artis, Cassandra L. Pasadyn, Dermot Phelan, Karen Hurley, Milind Y. Desai, Eugene H. Blackstone   +7 more
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Optimizing treatment of proximal thoracic aortic graft infectionsCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open
Objectives: To describe treatment, assess outcomes, and identify risk factors for primary infection, reinfection, and death in patients with proximal thoracic aortic graft infection.
Matthew A. Thompson, MD, Toshiki Fujiyoshi, MD, PhD, Benjamin Kramer, DO, PhD, Ashley M. Lowry, MS, MEd, Haytham Elgharably, MD, Steven Gordon, MD, Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD, Nabin Shrestha, MD, Patrick Vargo, MD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Eric E. Roselli, MD   +10 more
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Calcific Plug Obstructing the Thoracic Aorta [PDF]

, 2020
We describe a case of a 57-year-old woman with occlusion of the thoracic aorta due to a calcific plug as an unusual cause of refractory hypertension.
Del Re F, De Martino A, Falcetta G, Bortolotti U   +3 more
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Open, hybrid, and endovascular repair of recoarctation, aneurysm, and pseudoaneurysm after aortic coarctation repairCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Techniques
Objective: After aortic coarctation repair, patients may develop peri-anastomotic aneurysms or recoarctation requiring reintervention. We describe the spectrum of late coarctation repair–associated complications, repair strategies, and outcomes. Methods:
Jonathan P. Putnam, BS, Matthew A. Thompson, MD, William C. Frankel, MD, Patrick R. Vargo, MD, Joanna Ghobrial, MD, Patcharapong Suntharos, MD, Margaret Fuchs, MD, Sean P. Lyden, MD, Francis J. Caputo, MD, Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD, Ashley M. Lowry, MS, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, Eric E. Roselli, MD   +13 more
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Deep Learning-Based Image Reconstruction for CT Angiography of the Aorta

Diagnostics, 2021
To evaluate the impact of a novel, deep-learning-based image reconstruction (DLIR) algorithm on image quality in CT angiography of the aorta, we retrospectively analyzed 51 consecutive patients who underwent ECG-gated chest CT angiography and non-gated ...
Andra Heinrich, Felix Streckenbach, Ebba Beller, Justus Groß, Marc-André Weber, Felix G. Meinel   +5 more
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Lysyl oxidase (LOX)‐mediated remodeling of the extracellular matrix

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The lysyl oxidase (LOX) family of enzymes drives extracellular matrix remodeling by oxidizing collagen, elastin, and fibronectin, promoting covalent cross‐link formation. This activity regulates tissue architecture and mechanical properties, while its dysregulation contributes to fibrosis, cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, connective tissue disorders ...
Fernando Rodríguez‐Pascual, Marta Navarro‐Gutiérrez, Verónica Romero‐Albillo, Raquel Jiménez‐Sánchez   +3 more
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Early Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Characteristics of SRPK3/TTN‐Digenic Myopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy was recently established as a skeletal muscle myopathy caused by digenic inheritance. This study characterizes the early clinical presentation of SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy in one previously reported and seven newly identified pediatric patients.
Rotem Orbach, Sandra Donkervoort, Carola Hedberg‐Oldfors, Giovanni Baranello, Dimah Saade, Precilla D'Souza, Ruchee Patel, Eva Michael, A. Reghan Foley, Diana Bharucha‐Goebel, S. Jin Haugland, Meghan McAnally, Omer Abdul Hamid, Katherine Chao, Ellen F. Macnamara, Alan H. Beggs, Anna Sarkozy, Juliane Mueller, Steven A. Moore, Richard S. Finkel, Cynthia J. Tifft, Francesco Muntoni, Anders Oldfors, Carsten G. Bönnemann   +23 more
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Forensic expertise of thoracic aorta, heart and pericardial injuries in car-occupant fatalities [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2009
Introduction. Forensic expertise has not specified with certainty any specific injury among fatally injured frontal car-occupants in frontal car collisions. Objective. To establish if blunt injuries of thoracic aorta, heart, and pericardium could be used
Nikolić Slobodan
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