Contrast Ultrasound Imaging of the Aorta Alters Vascular Morphology and Circulating von Willebrand Factor in Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits

Objectives Ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) are intravenously infused microbubbles that add definition to ultrasonic images. Ultrasound contrast agents continue to show clinical promise in cardiovascular imaging, but their biological effects are not known with confidence. We used a cholesterol‐fed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of ultrasound in medicine 2012-05, Vol.31 (5), p.711-720
Hauptverfasser:	Smith, Brendon W., Simpson, Douglas G., Sarwate, Sandhya, Miller, Rita J., Blue, James P., Haak, Alexander, O'Brien, William D., Erdman, John W.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	analysis of covariance Animals Aorta Aorta - diagnostic imaging Atherogenic diet atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis - diagnostic imaging biomarkers Cholesterol Contrast media Contrast Media - pharmacology Disease Models, Animal endothelium Fluorocarbons - pharmacology Hypercholesterolemia - diagnostic imaging imaging Lipids Lipids - analysis Magnesium Male microbubbles Pressure Rabbits Random Allocation Ultrasonics Ultrasonography Ultrasound Von Willebrand factor von Willebrand Factor - analysis
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