| Acceleration of Wound Repair During Inactivation of Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling Through Heterozygous Deletion of Elf and Smad3 Peter Kreishman1,2, Byron Faler1,2, Anton N. Sidawy1, Christopher Abullarage3, Mark Slidell1, Wilma Jogunoori1, Yi Tang3, Varalakshmi Katuri3, Lopa Mishra3,1 ∙ 1Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC; 2Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; 3Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC |
| Alterations In Endothelin-1 And Nitric Oxide Pathways In Non-Ischaemic Muscle Of Patients With Atherosclerosis Janice Tsui1, Michael R Dashwood1, Sidney G Shaw2, George Hamilton1, Daryll M Baker1∙ 1Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 2University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland |
| An In Vitro Pulsatile Culture System Allows For Quantification Of Vessel Dynamics Under Pulsatile, Steady, And Static Conditions Oscar Abilez, Peyman Benharash, Chengpei Xu, Christopher Zarins ∙ Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
| Attenuation Of Neointimal Thickening By Adenoviral Mediated Gene Transfer Of Retinoblastoma Protein Amito Chandiwal, James Vosciky, Lewis Schwartz, Christopher Skelly ∙ University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| C-reactive Protein (CRP) and Peripheral Vein Graft Disease: Evidence for a Direct Effect on Smooth Muscle Cell (SMC) Phenotype Karen J. Ho, Christopher D. Owens, Thomas Longo, Xin X. Sui, Cristos Ifantides, Michael S. Conte ∙ Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA |
| Critical Limb Ischemia Is Associated With Increased Cryptic Collagen Regulatory Site Exposure In Human Skeletal Muscle Mark J Hobeika, Rachel Edlin, Luis Chiriboga, Nikita Tihonov, Adam Baghban, Bart Muhs, Patrick Lamparello, Mark Adelman, Glenn Jacobowitz, Caron Rockman, Neal Cayne, Thomas Maldonado, Peter Brooks, Paul J Gagne ∙ New York University, New York, NY |
| Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) Upregulation Is Cytoprotective In H2O2-Induced Free Radical Injury In Rat Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells: Synergistic Effects Of Simvastatin Xiaodong Wen, Wesley T Myers, Qixu Zhang, Kenneth J. Woodside, Glenn C Hunter ∙ The Univ. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX |
| Early Remodeling Of Lower Extremity Vein Grafts: Modulation Of Hemodynamic Adaptation By Systemic Inflammation Christopher D. Owens, Nicole Wake, Andres Schanzer, Cristos Ifantides, Frank J. Rybicki, Amanda G. Whitmore, Dimitrios Mitsouras, Marie D. Gerhard-Herman, Michael Belkin, Mark A. Creager, Michael S. Conte ∙ Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA |
| Effect Of Positional Changes Across Joints On In Vivo Graft Blood Flow Using Implanted Sensors John Blebea1, Vittorio Rotella1, Rashad Choudry1, Michael Salvatore1, Krish Soundararajan1, Thomas Chilipka2, David Vilkomerson2 ∙ 1Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; 2DVX llc, Princeton, NJ |
| Endothelial Progenitor Cells Are Mobilized In Critical Limb Ischemia Julie C Mund, Dana L. Booth, MD, Shoaib Shafique, MD, Ryan D. Nachreiner, MD, Joseph L. Unthank, PhD, Michael C. Dalsing, MD, Michael P. Murphy, MD ∙ Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN |
| Gene Expression In Human Aneurysm Versus Occlusive Aortic Tissue James R. Elmore, David P. Franklin, Spencer W. Galt, David J. Carey ∙ Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA |
| Herpes Simplex Virus Mutant Blocks Shear And Mechanically Induced Apoptosis: A Possible Mechanism For The Prevention Of Restenosis Amito Chandiwal, James Vosciky, Bernard Roizman, Ralph Weichselbaum, Lewis Schwartz, Christopher Skelly ∙ University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| Hind Limb Ischemia Reperfusion Accelerates Vascular Injury in Susceptible Vessels Virendra I Patel1, Hassan Albadawi1, Thomas A Abbruzzese1, Jeanwan Kang1, Hyung-Jin Yoo1, Christian Ferran2, Richard P Cambria1, Michael T Watkins1 ∙ 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA |
| Hypoxia Induces Upregulation Of MMP-9 In Human Skeletal Muscle Myoblasts Mikel Sadek, Sofia Bajwa, Lorenzo Zanotti, Xiaolu Li, Mark Hobeika, Peter Brooks, Paul Gagne ∙ New York University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| In Vitro Evaluation Of A Novel Prosthetic Vein Valve Laura-Lee Farrell1, Deepak Nair2, Ross Milner2, David Ku1 ∙ 1Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA |
| Increased SDF-1alpha But Not SDF-1beta Expression With Raised CXCR4 In Human Critical Limb Ischemia Teik K Ho1, Shiwen Xu2, Nima Aden2, Carol M Black2, David J Abraham2, George Hamilton1, Daryll M Baker1 ∙ 1Vascular Unit, Dept of Surgery, The Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom; 2Centre for Rheumatology, The Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom |
| Inhibition Of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Does Not Suppress Aortic Dilatation Caused By Tobacco Smoke Exposure Amy E Hackmann, Batool Arif, Monica B. Pagano, Terri L. Ennis, Robert W. Thompson, John A. Curci ∙ Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Inhibition Of Reactive Oxygen Species Attenuates Aneurysm Formation In A Murine Model Jason N MacTaggart, Wanfen Xiong, Rebecca Knispel, Zhe Zhu, Yulong Lee, Yimin Sun, B. Timothy Baxter, Jason M Johanning ∙ University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE |
| Magnetic Isolation And Attachment Of Endothelial Precursors On Synthetic Vascular Grafts Adriana Harbuzariu, Gautam Agarwal, Barry Boilson, Manju Kalra, Robert Simari, Gurpreet Sandhu ∙ Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN |
| Post Deep Vein Thrombosis Vein Wall Re-Endothelialization Is Accelerated With Low Molecular Weight Heparin Daria Moaveni, Erin Lynch, Cathy Luke, Vikram Sood, Gilbert Upchurch, Jr., Thomas Wakefield, Peter K Henke - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Shear Stress And Monocyte Recruitment In Vein Graft Remodeling: The Interplay Of Physical And Biologic Adaptations Peng Yu1,2, Scott A Berceli1,2, Ming Tao1,2, C Keith Ozaki1,2, Zhihua Jiang1,2 ∙ 1University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; 2Malcom Randall VAMC, Gainesville, FL |
| Sodium Nitrite Protects Against Vascular Injury And Reduces Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation And Endothelial Cell Activation Raghuveer Vallabhaneni, Sara Crissman, Brian S Zuckerbraun, Edith Tzeng ∙ University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Spontaneous Endothelialization And Biostability Of A Nanocomposite Small Caliber Bypass Graft In An Ovine Model Translates To Long Term Patency Sandip Sarkar1, Colin A Hart1, Jalaledin Razaz1, Alexander M Seifalian1, George Hamilton2 ∙ 1Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London, United Kingdom; 2Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom |
| The Expression Of Key Genes s Associated With the Induction of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) During Peak Periods of Cellular Activity in a Porcine Aneurysm Model Robert L Hynecek, Brian G DeRubertis, Soo J Rhee, K Craig Kent, Peter L Faries ∙ Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY |
| Ultrasound And Histological Characteristics Of Suprarenal Aortic Aneurysms Induced By Angiotensin II In The Genetically Intact C57BL6 Mouse: An Approach To Studying Aneurysmal Disease Without The Influence Of Atherosclerosis Leslie S Tyrie1, Elisa E Konofagou2, Kana Fujikura2, Jianwen Luo2, Sorin Selegean1, Harold Gaetz1, M David Tilson, III1 ∙ 1Columbia University / St Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY; 2Columbia University, New York, NY |