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Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 BackgroundWhile chemerin has been shown to increase proliferation and migration of systemic vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) contributing therefore to the development of hypertension, this remains to be clarified for the pulmonary circulation ...
Aliénor Hanthazi +7 more
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Thoracic endovascular aortic repair with a right thoracotomy approach
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022 Background The common femoral artery is usually the preferred access route for thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). However, if access from the common femoral artery is challenging, other routes must be considered.
Hideki Tanioka +2 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 +3 more
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Automated 3D segmentation and diameter measurement of the thoracic aorta on non-contrast enhanced CT
European Radiology, 2019 ObjectivesTo develop and evaluate a fully automatic method to measure diameters of the ascending and descending aorta on non-ECG-gated, non-contrast computed tomography (CT) scans.Material and methodsThe method combines multi-atlas registration to obtain
Zahra Sedghi Gamechi +8 more
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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 +6 more
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Aortic Coarctation: Recent Developments in Experimental and Computational Methods to Assess Treatments for this Simple Condition [PDF]
, 2010 Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is often considered a relatively simple disease, but long-term outcomes suggest otherwise as life expectancies are decades less than in the average population and substantial morbidity often exists.
Feinstein, Jeffrey A. +2 more
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Journal of cardiac surgery, 2017 Concomitant endovascular stent grafting of the descending thoracic aorta during open repair for acute DeBakey I aortic dissection can be performed in patients with extensive dissection and malperfusion.
Ibrahim S Sultan +8 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 +7 more
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Differences in the Thoracic Aorta by Region and Sex in a Murine Model of Marfan Syndrome
Frontiers in Physiology, 2017 Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a hereditary disorder of the connective tissue that causes life-threatening aortic aneurysm, which initiates at the aortic root and can progress into the ascending portion.
F. Jiménez-Altayó +7 more
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Multiple Tortuous Arteries in Thoracic and Abdominal Walls: A Cadaveric Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 The thoracic aorta extends from lower border of fourth thoracic vertebra upto the aortic hiatus of thoraco-abdominal diaphragm at the lower border of 12th thoracic vertebra. Then it continues as abdominal aorta upto lower border of fourth lumbar vertebra
Sandhya Vikas Yatagiri +3 more
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