2017
Patch Angioplasty in the Rat Aorta or Inferior Vena Cava.
Bai H, Li X, Hashimoto T, Hu H, Foster TR, Hanisch JJ, Santana JM, Dardik A. Patch Angioplasty in the Rat Aorta or Inferior Vena Cava. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2017 PMID: 28287579, PMCID: PMC5409337, DOI: 10.3791/55253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior vena cavaPatch angioplastyPericardial patchVena cavaNeointimal hyperplasiaInfrarenal inferior vena cavaInfra-renal IVCPericardial patch angioplastyPostoperative day 7Bovine pericardial patchWeek-old Wistar ratsPatch arterioplastyVenous patchArterial patchPatch venoplastyVascular surgeryRat aortaRat modelWistar ratsNeointimal thicknessDay 7Nylon suturesAngioplastyAortaVenous environment
2016
Pericardial patch venoplasty heals via attraction of venous progenitor cells
Bai H, Wang M, Foster TR, Hu H, He H, Hashimoto T, Hanisch JJ, Santana JM, Xing Y, Dardik A. Pericardial patch venoplasty heals via attraction of venous progenitor cells. Physiological Reports 2016, 4: e12841. PMID: 27354544, PMCID: PMC4923240, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeointimal thicknessVenous patchArteriovenous fistulaPericardial patchProgenitor cellsDay 7Aggressive venous neointimal hyperplasiaVenous neointimal hyperplasiaAVF ligationArterial pressureArterial patchPatch venoplastyCardiovascular surgeryNeointimal hyperplasiaBlood flowThicker neointimaBlood vesselsVenous identityCellsVenoplastyPseudoaneurysmFistulaSurgeryArteryHyperplasia