P8RI-SV and bare-SV were used in vitro in a blood loop model to test their hemocompatibility using human whole blood and in vivo using the rabbit elastase model for optical coherence tomography (OCT) ...

In atherosclerosis, the vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) contributes to vessel wall inflammation and lipoprotein retention, as well as to the formation of the fibrous cap that provides stability ...

MYC is a pleiotropic transcription factor involved in multiple cellular processes. While its mechanism of action and targets are not completely elucidated, it has a fundamental role in cellular ...

The human diet and dietary patterns are closely linked to the health status. High-calorie Western-style diets have increasingly come under scrutiny as their caloric load and composition contribute to ...

Long-term patency of BTK PAD lesions is limited by three main factors: elastic recoil of the target vessel, flow-limiting dissection and restenosis due to neointimal hyperplasia. BRS can preserve ...

Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, China.

Hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) is believed to reflect leaflet thrombosis; however, no systematic histological examination of HALT has ever been performed. The aim of this study was to ...