2022
Sex differences in arterial identity correlate with neointimal hyperplasia after balloon injury
Gao M, Gao X, Taniguchi R, Brahmandam A, Matsubara Y, Liu J, Liu H, Zhang W, Dardik A. Sex differences in arterial identity correlate with neointimal hyperplasia after balloon injury. Molecular Biology Reports 2022, 49: 8301-8315. PMID: 35715609, PMCID: PMC9463237, DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07644-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon injuryFemale ratsArterial remodelingNeointimal proliferationCarotid arteryNeointimal thicknessSex differencesLeft common carotid arteryAtherosclerotic arterial diseaseSmooth muscle cell proliferationRight carotid arteryCarotid balloon injuryMale Sprague-DawleyCommon carotid arteryBaseline sex differencesMuscle cell proliferationErythropoietin-producing hepatocellular (Eph) receptorsBackgroundEndovascular treatmentArterial diseaseArterial injuryClinical outcomesSex hormonesUninjured controlsArterial identitySprague-Dawley
2019
Early experience and technical aspects of physician-modified fenestration in thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortic arch pathologies
Li X, Li Q, Zhang W, Li M, He H, Luo M, Fang K, Yang C, Zhu J, Shu C. Early experience and technical aspects of physician-modified fenestration in thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortic arch pathologies. Journal Of International Medical Research 2019, 48: 0300060519870903. PMID: 31547732, PMCID: PMC7607183, DOI: 10.1177/0300060519870903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic endovascular aortic repairAortic arch pathologiesLeft subclavian arteryEndovascular aortic repairArch pathologiesAortic repairClinical dataBranch arteriesCause survival ratesMiddle-term resultsMean procedure timeCommon carotid arteryPatients' clinical dataFenestration techniqueGraphPad Prism 7.0Mean followSubclavian arteryPatency ratesCarotid arteryProcedure timeProximal diameterSurvival rateArteryPathologyMean length