Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Induced Neovascularization Rescues Cardiac Function But Not Adverse Remodeling at Advanced Ischemic Heart Disease - Gordon, Oren; Gilon, Dan; He, Zhiheng; May, Dalit; Lazarus, Alon; Oppenheim, Amit; Keshet, Eli (Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2012)
Keywords: Animals; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood vessels and receptors; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiomegaly - etiology; Collagen - metabolism; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Fibroblasts - physiology; Fibrosis; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Medical sciences; Mice; Mice, Transgenic; Myocardial Ischemia - physiopathology; Myocardium - pathology; Myosin Heavy Chains - analysis; Neovascularization, Physiologic; Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 - metabolism; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - physiology; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 - physiology; Ventricular Remodeling; Vertebrates: cardiovascular system; Heart failure; Rescue; Myocardial fibrosis; Myocardial ischemia; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Myocardial disease; Vascular disease; Angiogenesis; vascular endothelial growth factor; Atherosclerosis; cardiac remodeling; Advanced stage; Neovascularization; Growth factor