Subxyphoid access of the normal pericardium: A novel drug delivery technique
Laham R, Simons M, Hung D. Subxyphoid access of the normal pericardium: A novel drug delivery technique. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 1999, 47: 109-111. PMID: 10385173, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199905)47:1<109::aid-ccd24>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPericardial spaceHemodynamic compromiseNormal pericardiumSubxyphoid accessSmall pericardial effusionContinuous positive pressureNovel drug delivery techniqueIntrapericardial drug deliveryAnimals 4 weeksLarge animal modelDelivery techniquesNovel delivery techniquesAdverse eventsPericardial effusionMyocardial damageDrug delivery techniquesRight ventricleFluoroscopic guidanceInfusion catheterHistologic examinationPericardial accessIntroducer needlePositive pressureHigh riskAnimal modelsTherapeutic myocardial angiogenesis using percutaneous intrapericardial drug delivery
Laham R, Simons M, Hung D. Therapeutic myocardial angiogenesis using percutaneous intrapericardial drug delivery. Clinical Cardiology 1999, 22: 6-9. PMID: 9929761, PMCID: PMC6655779, DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960221305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCoronary CirculationCoronary VesselsDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial Growth FactorsFibroblast Growth Factor 1Fibroblast Growth Factor 2InjectionsLymphokinesMyocardial IschemiaNeovascularization, PhysiologicPericardiumReproducibility of ResultsSafetyVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factors