Valve interstitial cells act in a pericyte manner promoting angiogensis and invasion by valve endothelial cells

CA Arevalos, JM Berg, JMV Nguyen… - Annals of biomedical …, 2016 - Springer
Neovascularization is an understudied aspect of calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD). Within
diseased valves, cells along the neovessels' periphery stain for pericyte markers, but it is …

Culture Models for the Study of Hypoxia in Heart Valve Angiogenesis and Calcification

MC Sapp - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Calcific aortic valve disease and mitral stenosis involve the thickening, fibrosis, and eventual
calcification of the valve leaflets. The standard of treatment, repair or removal of the …

Elucidation of the Unique Translation of Angiogenic Signaling by Aortic Valve Cells

CA Arevalos - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Angiogenesis is a fundamental biological process but is a critical step in the progression of
calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD). However, the process through which native valve cells …