Open AccessPerivascular Inflammation After Balloon Angioplasty of Porcine Coronary Arteries
Author(s) -
Ei-ichi Okamoto,
Tracey L. Couse,
Héctor De León,
Jakob VintenJohansen,
Richard B. Goodman,
Neal A. Scott,
Josiah N. Wilcox
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/hc4301.097195
Subject(s) - medicine , adventitia , inflammation , angioplasty , restenosis , pathology , neointima , cell adhesion molecule , chemokine , coronary arteries , macrophage , artery , immunology , stent , biology , in vitro , biochemistry
Inflammation has been suggested to play a role in vascular lesion formation after angioplasty. Whereas previous studies have focused on inflammatory reactions in the intima and media, less attention has been paid to adventitial and perivascular responses and their potential role in vascular remodeling.
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