BACKGROUND: The number of revascularization procedures including coronary and lower
extremity bypass, have increased greatly in the last decade. It suggests a growing need for …

BACKGROUND: Cell-based therapies offer a promising approach to reducing the short-term
mortality rate associated with heart failure after a myocardial infarction. The aim of the study …

Objectives. This study sought to analyze the effect of short-term transdermal estradiol
treatment on in vivo coronary endothelial function in postmenopausal women with angina and …

Objectives: During mechanical ventilation, air flows may play a role in mucus transport via
two-phase gas liquid flow. The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of duty cycles and …

Background Stem cell therapy offers a promising approach to reduce the long‐term mortality
rate associated with heart failure after acute myocardial infarction ( AMI ). To date, in vivo …

Background Autologous adipose tissue–derived mesenchymal stem cells ( ATMSC s)
therapy is a promising strategy to improve post–myocardial infarction outcomes. In a porcine …

Objectives: We investigated the effects of two different types of manual rib cage compression
on expiratory flow and mucus clearance during prolonged mechanical ventilation in pigs. …

BACKGROUND: The activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) contributes to the
progression of left ventricular dysfunction. A novel human homologue of the angiotensin-…

Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) helps to observe the biofilms formed in the
endotracheal tube (ETT) of ventilated subjects and to determine its structure and bacterial …

Background: Animal models of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in primates, sheep,
and pigs differ in the underlying pulmonary injury, etiology, bacterial inoculation methods, …