A model of atherosclerosis using nicotine with balloon overdilation in a porcine

Abstract Pigs are important experimental animals for cardiovascular research. Few porcine coronary atherosclerosis models have been developed; however, their induction requires more than six months. We developed a porcine coronary artery atherosclerosis model using nicotine injection with a balloon...

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Main Authors: Munki Kim, Han Byul Kim, Dae Sung Park, Kyung Hoon Cho, Dae Young Hyun, Hae Jin Kee, Young Joon Hong, Myung Ho Jeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93229-1