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Regional variations in canine descending aortic tissue mechanical properties change with formalin fixation
02 February 2012
Leonie Rouleau, Dominique Tremblay, Raymond Cartier, Rosaire Mongrain, Richard L. Leask
Abstract: Background/introduction: Diseases of the aorta can alter the local mechanical properties of the tissue, leading to aneurysms and plaque instability. Local tissue properties are best evaluate...
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Primary and metastatic cardiac tumors: imaging characteristics, surgical treatment, and histopathological spectrum: a 10-year-experience at a German heart center
02 February 2012
Thomas Strecker, Johannes Rösch, Michael Weyand, Abbas Agaimy
Abstract: Background: Tumors of the heart are rare compared to other cardiac diseases. Their clinical symptoms vary from absent to nonspecific. This great variation and general paucity of symptoms rel...
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Deletion of tenascin-C gene exacerbates atherosclerosis and induces intraplaque hemorrhage in Apo-E-deficient mice
02 February 2012
Lai Wang, Wei Wang, Prediman K. Shah, Lei Song, Mingjie Yang, Behrooz G. Sharifi
Abstract: Aims: Tenascin-C (TNC), a matricellular protein, is up-regulated in atherosclerotic plaques. We investigated whether the deletion of TNC gene affects the development of atherosclerosis in a ...
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Neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling is impaired in the rat model of diabetic cardiomyopathy
30 January 2012
Chun Gui, Liguang Zhu, Ming Hu, Lei Lei, Qicheng Long
Abstract: Background: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCP) is one of the leading causes of increased morbidity and mortality in the diabetic population. The neuregulin-1(NRG1)/ErbB signal system plays a crit...
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Characterization of atrial morphology and sinus node morphology in heterotaxy syndrome: an autopsy-based study of 41 cases (1950–2008)
30 January 2012
Adam L. Ware, Dylan V. Miller, Co-burn J. Porter, William D. Edwards
Abstract: Background: Heterotaxy syndrome affects the sidedness of heart, lungs, and abdominal viscera, and is associated with complex congenital heart disease. Cardiac sidedness is defined by the pos...
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