Compensatory enlargement of Ossabaw miniature swine coronary arteries in diffuse atherosclerosis

Studies in human and non-human primates have confirmed the compensatory enlargement or positive remodeling (Glagov phenomenon) of coronary vessels in the presence of focal stenosis. To our knowledge, this is the first study to document arterial enlargement in a metabolic syndrome animal model with d...

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Main Authors: Jenny S. Choy, Tong Luo, Yunlong Huo, Thomas Wischgoll, Kyle Schultz, Shawn D. Teague, Michael Sturek, Ghassan S. Kassab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906714000876