Intimal thickness associated with endothelial dysfunction in human vein grafts.
Intimal thickness associated with endothelial dysfunction in human vein grafts.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jss.2012.06.017
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发表时间:
2013-03
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Komalavilas, Padmini
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作者:
Li, Fan Dong;Sexton, Kevin W.;Hocking, Kyle M.;Osgood, Michael J.;Eagle, Susan;Cheung-Flynn, Joyce;Brophy, Colleen M.;Komalavilas, Padmini
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Intimal hyperplasia is a complex process thought to be initiated by injury and is the leading cause of vein graft failure. In this investigation we hypothesized that basal intimal thickness in human saphenous vein is a predictor of endothelial dysfunction and potentially intimal hyperplasia. Human saphenous veins were obtained during coronary artery bypass surgery. The segments were contracted with phenylephrine, and relaxed with carbachol to determine endothelial-dependent relaxation. Vein segments were fixed in 10% buffered formalin, and cultured for 14 days in high serum and then fixed in formalin. The fixed tissues were stained with Verhoeff-Van Gieson and average intimal and medial thicknesses were calculated using light microscopy and a computerized image analysis system. Human saphenous veins displayed variable amounts of basal intimal thickness ranging from 18.80 to 241.3 µm. Endothelial-dependent relaxation of the veins was highly variable with values ranging from 0 to 27.59%. Human saphenous vein with basal intimal thickness greater than 120mm had significantly less endothelial-dependent relaxation (8.90±6.32%) than those with basal intimal thickness less than 120mm (21.97±10.64%). Endothelial dysfunction correlated with basal intimal thickness > 120µm (P = 0.02). Basal intimal thickness also correlated with increased intimal thickness after 14 days in organ culture (P=0.0001). Basal intimal thickness greater than 120 µm is a predictor of endothelial dysfunction, and since greater basal intimal thickness also correlated with increased intimal thickness after organ culture, basal intimal thickness may predict vein graft failure due to intimal hyperplasia.
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DOI:
10.1016/s1078-5884(96)80134-1
发表时间:
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