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Prediction of new cerebral ischemic lesion after carotid artery stenting: a high-resolution vessel wall MRI-based radiomics analysis
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is an established treatment for local stenosis. The most common complication is new ipsilateral ischemic lesions (NIILs). This study aimed to develop models considering lesion mor...
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Open AccessExcimer laser ablation combined with drug-coated balloon versus drug-coated balloon in the treatment of de novo atherosclerotic lesions in lower extremities (ELABORATE): study protocol for a real-world clinical trial
The efficacy and validity of excimer laser ablation (ELA) in the in-stent restenosis (ISR) has been confirmed. However, its application in de novo atherosclerotic lesions of lower extremity artery disease (LEA...
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Surgical Management of Carotid Body Tumor and Risk Factors of Postoperative Cranial Nerve Injury
To identify risk factors of postoperative cranial nerve injury (CNI) following surgical treatment of a carotid body tumor (CBT) by retrospective analysis of the data during the past decade in our center.
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Open Accessβ-arrestin 2 as an activator of cGAS-STING signaling and target of viral immune evasion
Virus infection may induce excessive interferon (IFN) responses that can lead to host tissue injury or even death. β-arrestin 2 regulates multiple cellular events through the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) ...
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Open AccessAutologous peripheral blood-derived stem cells transplantation for treatment of no-option angiitis-induced critical limb ischemia: 10-year management experience
Previous studies have demonstrated that no-option angiitis-induced critical limb ischemia (NO-AICLI) could be significantly improved by transplantation of peripheral blood-derived stem cells (PBDSCs). Addition...
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Open AccessAssociation between mineral and bone disorder in patients with acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery and adverse outcomes
Numerous studies have evaluated the prevalence and importance of mineral and bone disorders among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, little is known about d...
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Open AccessPredictors of responders to mononuclear stem cell-based therapeutic angiogenesis for no-option critical limb ischemia
Although the mononuclear cell (MNC) transplantation could theoretically induce therapeutic angiogenesis in the patients with no-option critical limb ischemia (NO-CLI), the clinical responses to this approach a...
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Lipidomics in Carotid Artery Stenosis: Further Understanding of Pathology and Treatment
Lipidomics, a novel emerging “-omics” technology, focusing on identification and quantification of large-scale lipid molecules in organelle, cell, tissue and organism, provides a comprehensive lipid profile of...
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Open AccessIntracellular high cholesterol content disorders the clock genes, apoptosis-related genes and fibrinolytic-related genes rhythmic expressions in human plaque-derived vascular smooth muscle cells
The clock genes are involved in regulating cardiovascular functions, and their expression disorders would lead to circadian rhythm disruptions of clock-controlled genes (CCGs), resulting in atherosclerotic pla...
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Open AccessSerum prealbumin and its changes over time are associated with mortality in acute kidney injury
Serum prealbumin is a clinically relevant indicator of nutritional status and inflammation in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). This study aimed to determine whether serum prealbumin and its longitudina...
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Open AccessThe rhythmic expression of clock genes attenuated in human plaque-derived vascular smooth muscle cells
Acute myocardial infarction and stroke are more likely to occur in the early morning. Circadian pacemakers are considered to be involved in the process. Many peripheral tissues and cells also contain clock sys...
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Endovascular Stent-Graft Repair of Mycotic Aneurysms of the Aorta: A Case Series with a 22-Month Follow-Up
The purpose of the present study was to present a single-institution series of patients with mycotic aneurysms of the aorta treated with endovascular stent-graft technology, and to report the efficacy and shor...
