Angiogenesis on coronary angiography is a marker for accelerated cardiac allograft vasculopathy as assessed by intravascular ultrasound.
Richard ChengEvan P KransdorfJanet WeiJignesh K PatelJon A KobashigawaBabak AzarbalPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2017)
Neovascularization and CAF are commonly present on surveillance angiography after cardiac transplantation and may signify amplified angiogenesis. Their presence is associated with accelerated coronary plaque progression by IVUS.
Keyphrases
- vascular endothelial growth factor
- endothelial cells
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- left ventricular
- optical coherence tomography
- computed tomography
- public health
- wound healing
- diabetic retinopathy
- heart failure
- stem cells
- cell therapy
- bone marrow
- kidney transplantation
- atrial fibrillation
- contrast enhanced ultrasound