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Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support Improves Myocardial Supply:Demand in Chronic Heart Failure
Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (CF LVADs) are rotary blood pumps that improve mean blood flow, but with potential limitations of non-physiological ventricular volume unloading and diminished v...
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Apical-Ventricular Cannula for Aortic Valve Bypass Therapy
A growing number of elderly patients with significant co-morbidities do not meet the inclusion criteria for conventional cardiac surgical therapies, including aortic valve replacement and mechanical circulator...
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Single exposure to radiation produces early anti-angiogenic effects in mouse aorta
Radiation exposure can increase the risk for many non-malignant physiological complications, including cardiovascular disease. We have previously demonstrated that ionizing radiation can induce endothelial dys...
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Single exposure gamma-irradiation amplifies xanthine oxidase activity and induces endothelial dysfunction in rat aorta
Irradiation of the heart and vasculature can cause a spectrum of cardiovascular complications, including increased risk of myocardial infarction or coronary heart disease. Although irradiation is implicated in...