The endothelium that lines the interior of blood vessels is directly exposed to blood flow. The
shear stress arising from blood flow is “sensed” by the endothelium and is “transduced” into …

This review article describes the current state of affairs concerning in vivo, in vitro and in
numero studies on the hemodynamics in vascular access for hemodialysis. The use and …

In-stent restenosis (ISR) is a maladaptive inflammatory-driven response of femoral arteries
to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent deployment, leading to lumen re …

Acute vascular injury occurs in a number of important clinical contexts, including
spontaneous disease-related events (eg plaque rupture, thrombosis) and therapeutic …

Vascular procedures, such as stenting, angioplasty, and bypass grafting, often fail due to
intimal hyperplasia (IH), wherein contractile vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) …

Background Restenosis following percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in femoral
arteries is a major cause of failure of the revascularization procedure. The arterial wall …

Objective Inflammation is a key driver of excessive neointimal hyperplasia within vein grafts.
Recent work demonstrates that specialized proresolving lipid mediators biosynthesized from …

OBJECTIVE: Intimal hyperplasia is a major obstacle to patency after vein grafting. Despite of
a diverse array of trials to prevent it, a satisfactory therapeutic strategy for clinical use has not …

A tubular tissue graft device is provided comprising a tubular tissue and a restrictive fiber
matrix of a bioerodible polymer about a circumference of the tubular tissue. The matrix may …

Cardiothoracic surgeons are faced with a choice of different revascularization techniques
and diameters for saphenous vein grafts (SVG) in coronary artery bypass graft surgery …