[HTML][HTML] The Role of Preservation Solutions upon Saphenous Vein Endothelial Integrity and Function: Systematic Review and UK Practice Survey

GR Layton, SS Ladak, R Abbasciano, LW McQueen… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The long saphenous vein is the most used conduit in cardiac surgery, but its long-term
patency is limited by vein graft disease (VGD). Endothelial dysfunction is a key driver of …

Increased body fluid repellency and electrochemical corrosion resistance of intravascular stent materials by ICP-CVD-based DLC thin-film deposition

OB Istanbullu, G Akdogan - Diamond and Related Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Intravascular stents face adhesion-and corrosion-based challenges causing In-stent
Restenosis (ISR). This study analyzes the influences of thin-film Diamond-Like-Carbon …

Long-term results of percutaneous coronary intervention in no-touch vein grafts are significantly better than in conventional vein grafts

G Ferrari, H Geijer, Y Cao, U Graf, L Bojö… - …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Conventional vein grafts have a high risk of thrombosis and early
atherosclerosis. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in conventional vein grafts is …

[HTML][HTML] Osteopontin Activation and Microcalcification in Venous Grafts Can Be Modulated by Dexamethasone

LW McQueen, SS Ladak, GR Layton, K Wadey… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Osteopontin has been implicated in vascular calcification formation and vein
graft intimal hyperplasia, and its expression can be triggered by pro-inflammatory activation …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life after percutaneous coronary intervention in no-touch saphenous vein grafts is significantly better than in conventional vein grafts

G Ferrari, J Karlsson, Y Cao, H Geijer… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients primarily treated with
a no-touch saphenous vein graft with that of patients who received a conventional graft …

Blood-repellent and anti-corrosive surface by spin-coated SWCNT layer on intravascular stent materials

OB Istanbullu, G Akdogan - Physical and Engineering Sciences in …, 2023 - Springer
Despite intravascular bare metallic stents (BMS) being indispensable products in
cardiovascular surgery, they face in-stent restenosis (ISR), resulting in stent failure or …

[PDF][PDF] Association of CABG SYNTAX score with long term clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing SVG PCI.

ÖÇ Karaaslan, O Maden, Y Kanal… - European Review for …, 2022 - europeanreview.org
OBJECTIVE: The CABG SYNTAX score (CSS) has been recommended as an objective and
quantitative evaluation tool for coronary anatomic complexity after CABG. We aimed at …

[引用][C] Improved Corrosion Resistance and Repellency to the Body Fluids by Thin-Film Dlc and Swcnt Coating of the Stent Materials

B İstanbullu, G AKDOGAN - Available at SSRN 4058981