Open AccessFibrinogen and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Grafts Promote Healing of Experimental Aneurysms Treated by Embolization
Author(s) -
Jean Raymond,
Anne Cécile Desfaits,
Daniel Roy
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.30.8.1657
Subject(s) - neointima , medicine , fibrinogen , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , vascular smooth muscle , embolization , pathology , aneurysm , surgery , stent , restenosis , biology , smooth muscle , in vitro , biochemistry
Residual necks and recurrences frequently occur after endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Addition of fibrinogen and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) to the embolic material may promote healing of embolized aneurysms by increasing neointima formation at the neck.
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