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Species | A J BankSummaryAffiliation: University of Minnesota Country: USA Publications
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Effects of left ventricular assist devices on outcomes in patients undergoing heart transplantationA J Bank
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 69:1369-74; discussion 1375. 2000..Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly being used to "bridge" patients to heart transplantation...
Relation of C-reactive protein and other cardiovascular risk factors to penile vascular disease in men with erectile dysfunctionK L Billups
University of Minnesota, St Paul Heart Clinic, St Paul, Minnesota 55102, USA
Int J Impot Res 15:231-6. 2003..17 mg/dl) compared to men with no evidence of arterial abnormalities in the penis (0.04 mg/dl). CRP levels correlate significantly with increasing severity of penile vascular disease as measured by penile Doppler...
In vivo human brachial artery elastic mechanics: effects of smooth muscle relaxationA J Bank
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, and the Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Circulation 100:41-7. 1999..We used a new, in vivo, noninvasive technique to measure brachial artery wall mechanics under baseline conditions and following smooth muscle relaxation with nitroglycerin (NTG)...
Vascular ATP-dependent potassium channels, nitric oxide, and human forearm reactive hyperemiaA J Bank
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 14:23-9. 2000..They open and contribute to RH vasodilation. The addition of nitric oxide inhibition to K+ATP channel blockade does not result in additive or synergistic inhibition of RH...
Atherosclerotic plaque rupture: a fatigue process?A J Bank
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55102, USA
Med Hypotheses 55:480-4. 2000..Comparisons between material fatigue and plaque rupture demonstrate that this hypothesis is consistent with known physiologic and epidemiologic data on plaque rupture...
Contribution of collagen, elastin, and smooth muscle to in vivo human brachial artery wall stress and elastic modulusA J Bank
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Circulation 94:3263-70. 1996..The contributions of collagen, elastin, and smooth muscle to arterial mechanical properties in the in vivo human artery are not known...
Left ventricular assist device bridge therapy for acute myocardial infarctionS J Park
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 69:1146-51. 2000..Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock have a high mortality rate. Current treatment modalities remain suboptimal for these patients...
Brachial artery elastic mechanics in patients with heart failureD R Kaiser
Research Division, Saint Paul Heart Clinic, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
Hypertension 38:1440-5. 2001..Smooth muscle relaxation with NTG produces similar improvements in brachial arterial wall mechanics in normal subjects and in patients with HF...
Partial aortic valve fusion induced by left ventricular assist deviceA G Rose
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota and Fairview University Medical Center, Minneapolis, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 70:1270-4. 2000..Furthermore, if the LVAD fails, survival depends on optimal function of the diseased heart...
Smooth muscle relaxation: effects on arterial compliance, distensibility, elastic modulus, and pulse wave velocityA J Bank
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Hypertension 32:356-9. 1998....
Erectile dysfunction as a harbinger for increased cardiometabolic riskK L Billups
VA Medical Center, Department of Urology, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Int J Impot Res 20:236-42. 2008..Since publication of the algorithm in 2005, additional research studies have further supported the advisory panel recommendations...
