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Catheter-based Endovascular Angioplasty for Fibrosing Mediastinitis-associated Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
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2025
Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a life-threatening complication of fibrosing mediastinitis (FM), with a poor prognosis if not properly treated. Currently, catheter-based endovascular angioplasty is a promising therapeutic strategy for FM-associated PVS. This protocol primarily outlines a stepwise approach to the transcatheter procedure for FM-associated PVS.
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A Rat Carotid Balloon Injury Model to Test Anti-vascular Remodeling Therapeutics
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2016
The rat carotid balloon injury model described below allows researchers to evaluate drugs or therapeutics that negate injury-induced arterial hyperplasia. Detailed pre-surgical preparation, surgical procedure, and post-surgical cares of the animal are described.
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Inducing Brain Death in a Mouse Model Using a Balloon Catheter
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2025
This video demonstrates the procedure for inducing brain death in a mouse model by increasing controlled intracranial pressure through a balloon catheter, mimicking natural brain death.
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Fabrication of Small Caliber Stent-grafts Using Electrospinning and Balloon Expandable Bare Metal Stents
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2016
In the protocol, we present a method to manufacture a small caliber stent-graft by sandwiching a balloon expandable stent between two electrospun nanofibrous polyurethane layers.
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The Rabbit Model of Accelerated Atherosclerosis: A Methodological Perspective of the Iliac Artery Balloon Injury
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2017
Animal models of atherosclerosis are essential to understand the mechanism and to investigate newer approaches to prevent plaque development or rupture, a leading cause of death in the industrialized world. This protocol uses a combination of balloon injury and cholesterol rich diet to induce atherosclerotic plaques in rabbit iliac artery.
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Inflation changes the narrowed vessel by pressing atherosclerotic plaque outward against the vessel wall and enlarging the lumen, the vessel’s internal passage. This mechanical expansion reduces the obstruction that limits blood flow. The immediate purpose is to improve circulation through the treated segment, which can help address ischemic symptoms caused by inadequate tissue perfusion.
A stent may be placed after balloon expansion to help keep the treated artery open. Balloon inflation can widen the lumen, but the procedure often includes stent placement as a supporting step to maintain vessel openness. This is particularly relevant when clinicians need the improved passage to remain available for continued blood flow after treatment.
Imaging helps clinicians guide the catheter and balloon to the intended stenosis, while pressure monitoring supports assessment of the treated vessel. Together, these tools make delivery more precise and help evaluate whether the intervention has improved the vessel’s passage. Their role is procedural control and immediate assessment, rather than relying on symptoms alone.
The procedure centers on guiding a thin catheter carrying a deflated balloon to the arterial stenosis. Once the balloon reaches the narrowed segment, clinicians inflate it to compress plaque against the vessel wall and expand the lumen. They may then place a stent to help preserve the artery’s openness, using imaging and pressure monitoring to support the intervention.
Clinicians use balloon angioplasty for coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease when narrowed or blocked arteries contribute to ischemic symptoms. The approach can improve circulation in the heart’s arterial supply or in peripheral vessels. Because it is minimally invasive, it may restore blood flow without requiring open surgery, depending on the clinical situation.
Results are assessed by determining whether the treated segment permits improved blood flow and whether ischemic symptoms are relieved. Imaging and pressure monitoring provide procedural evidence about catheter delivery and the vessel’s response, while clinical improvement supplies a symptom-based outcome. Evaluation therefore combines technical assessment of the artery with its effect on circulation.