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Assessment of Vascular Function in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
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2014
The degree of vascular dysfunction and contributing physiological mechanisms can be assessed in patients with chronic kidney disease by measuring brachial artery flow-mediated dilation, aortic pulse-wave velocity, and vascular endothelial cell protein expression.
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Orthotopic Aortic Transplantation in Mice for the Study of Vascular Disease
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2012
We describe a technique in which a section of the abdominal aorta from a mouse is transplanted orthotopically to just below the renal arteries in an allogeneic or syngeneic recipient. This technique can be useful in studies in which transplantation of large arteries of uniform size is deemed advantageous.
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Precision Ultrasound-guided Stem Cell Delivery for Vascular Repair in Aortic Diseases
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2025
This paper presents a protocol for the precise ultrasound-guided delivery of vascular stem cells to the aortic vessel wall. The technique effectively targets the vessel wall and promotes vascular repair in aortic aneurysms and dissections.
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A Model of Reverse Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease by Aortic Debanding in Rats
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2022
The present protocol describes a surgical procedure to remove ascending-aortic banding in a rat model of pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease. This technique studies endogenous mechanisms of reverse remodeling in the pulmonary circulation and the right heart, thus informing strategies to reverse pulmonary hypertension and/or right ventricular dysfunction.
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Calcification of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Imaging of Aortic Calcification and Inflammation
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2016
Vascular calcification is an important predictor of and contributor to human cardiovascular disease. This protocol describes methods for inducing calcification of cultured primary vascular smooth muscle cells and for quantifying calcification and macrophage burden in animal aortas using near-infrared fluorescence imaging.
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The clinical consequences vary with the vessel change involved. Narrowing can reduce blood flow, while an abnormal clot can obstruct circulation. A weakened vessel may be associated with bleeding, and inflammation is another possible vessel abnormality. These pathways can impair oxygen delivery and help explain risks such as ischemia, tissue damage, stroke, or organ failure.
Oxygen delivery connects changes in circulation with the function of tissues and organs. When blood flow is reduced or obstructed, oxygen may not reach the structures that depend on it, creating the potential for ischemia and tissue damage. Clinicians therefore consider circulatory impairment when evaluating risk and selecting strategies intended to prevent serious complications.
Recognizing whether narrowing, weakening, inflammation, or clot formation is involved gives clinicians a framework for judging how circulation may be disrupted. That distinction helps connect the vascular abnormality with possible bleeding, obstruction, reduced oxygen delivery, or tissue injury. Mechanism-based assessment therefore supports earlier diagnosis and more appropriate treatment planning.
Clinical evaluation combines the patient’s medical history, physical examination, and vascular imaging. Each approach contributes to understanding the vascular problem and its possible effect on circulation. Using these sources together supports diagnosis and risk assessment rather than relying on a single observation, helping clinicians identify conditions that may require strategies to prevent further complications.
Vascular imaging is one of the principal tools used to evaluate disorders affecting blood vessels. In combination with medical history and physical examination, it helps clinicians assess the vascular abnormality and its relevance to circulation. This information can support earlier diagnosis, clarify risk, and inform treatment strategies aimed at preventing ischemia, tissue damage, stroke, or organ failure.
Earlier diagnosis creates an opportunity for timely risk assessment and treatment planning before complications develop or worsen. Because vascular disorders can contribute to impaired oxygen delivery, bleeding, obstruction, ischemia, tissue damage, stroke, or organ failure, recognizing them sooner may guide strategies focused on preventing these outcomes. Clinical evaluation and imaging help support that process.