2016
Anterior Leaflet Augmentation With CorMatrix Porcine Extracellular Matrix in Twenty-Five Patients: Unexpected Patch Failures and Histologic Analysis
Kelley T, Kashem M, Wang H, McCarthy J, Carroll N, Moser G, Guy T. Anterior Leaflet Augmentation With CorMatrix Porcine Extracellular Matrix in Twenty-Five Patients: Unexpected Patch Failures and Histologic Analysis. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 103: 114-120. PMID: 27623276, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior leaflet augmentationSevere mitral regurgitationMitral regurgitationLeaflet augmentationLate deathsAutologous pericardiumECM patchPorcine extracellular matrixType of MRChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLower body mass indexFollow-up echocardiogramChronic renal failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseSubset of patientsVentricular ejection fractionBody mass indexSuture line dehiscenceResult of complicationsCorMatrix Extracellular MatrixTemple University HospitalDa Vinci surgical robotExtracellular matrixCause 7Chart review
1998
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Upregulates the Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Wang H, Keiser J. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Upregulates the Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Circulation Research 1998, 83: 832-840. PMID: 9776730, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.83.8.832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortaBiocompatible MaterialsCell DivisionCell MovementCells, CulturedCollagenCollagenasesDrug CombinationsEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayExtracellular MatrixGelsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansLamininLymphokinesMatrix Metalloproteinase 1Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Muscle, Smooth, VascularNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhosphorylationProteoglycansProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA, MessengerVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsHuman smooth muscle cellsKinase insert domain-containing receptorSmooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsSMC migrationSignal transduction pathwaysVascular endothelial growth factorExtracellular matrix barriersMuscle cellsNorthern blot analysisMajor cell typesEffects of VEGFGrowth factorDomain-containing receptorTransduction pathwaysInsert domain-containing receptorFlt-1Endothelial cells