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Morphologic and biomechanical changes of thoracic and abdominal aorta in a rat model of cigarette smoke exposure
(2013-08-01)
Background: Smoking is the most relevant environmental factor that affects the development of aortic aneurysm. Smokers have elevated levels of elastase activity in the arterial wall, which leads to weakening of the aorta. ...
Curva de aprendizado em cirurgia aórtica videolaparoscópica: estudo experimental em porcos
(Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV), 2008-09-01)
CONTEXTO: A cirurgia videolaparoscópica (CVL) vem evoluindo como alternativa cirúrgica menos invasiva para o tratamento da doença aterosclerótica oclusiva aorto-ilíaca e do aneurisma da aorta abdominal. Poucos estudos ...
Homocysteine-Lowering and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients Primary Results From the Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction in Transplantation Trial
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011-04-26)
Background-Kidney transplant recipients, like other patients with chronic kidney disease, experience excess risk of cardiovascular disease and elevated total homocysteine concentrations. Observational studies of patients ...