The used devices were made out of Nitinol, which appears to have good biocompatibility and in-vivo is observed to induce neointimal coverage, which both stabilizes and anchors the material into ...

Growth factor signalling is a cell signalling pathway that regulates the growth and development of an organism. Secreted growth factors bind to transmembrane growth factor receptors to stimulate ...

In atherosclerosis, the vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) contributes to vessel wall inflammation and lipoprotein retention, as well as to the formation of the fibrous cap that provides stability ...

Epub 2015 Jan 20. Blackham KA, Kim BS, Jung RS, Badve C, Manjila S, Sila CA, Bambakidis NC. In vivo characterization of carotid neointimal hyperplasia by use of optical coherence tomography: Before ...