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Giant cell arteritis and Takayasu aortitis: morphologic, pathogenetic and etiologic factors by Gravanis, Michael B

“…Overlapping features among aortitides are relatively common although the underlining etiologies may differ. Thus, the clinical classification of aortitides is…”
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Intracoronary radiation before stent implantation inhibits neointima formation in stented porcine coronary arteries by WAKSMAN, R, ROBINSON, K. A, CROCKER, I. R, GRAVANIS, M. B, PALMER, S. J, WANG, C, CIPOLLA, G. D, KING, S. B

“…Stent implantation has been shown to reduce restenosis by establishing a larger lumen but not by reducing neointima formation. We have previously shown that…”
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Combination of Vitamins C and E Alters the Response to Coronary Balloon Injury in the Pig by Nunes, Gilberto L, Sgoutas, Demetrios S, Redden, Robert A, Sigman, Steven R, Gravanis, Michael B, King, Spencer B, Berk, Bradford C

“…Restenosis is the major limitation of the long-term success of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The process of restenosis involves repair of…”
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Endovascular low-dose irradiation inhibits neointima formation after coronary artery balloon injury in swine : a possible role for radiation therapy in restenosis prevention by WAKSMAN, R, ROBINSON, K. A, CROCKER, I. R, GRAVANIS, M. B, CIPOLLA, G. D, KING, S. B

“…Restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty remains a major limitation of the long-term success of this procedure. Restenosis is a form of…”
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Coronary intimal proliferation after balloon injury and stenting in swing: An animal model of restenosis by Karas, Steven P., Gravanis, Michael B., Santoian, Edward C., Robinson, Keith A., Anderberg, Kristin A., King, Spencer B.

“…Objectives. This study was designed to compare the proliferative response in coronary arteries after tantalum stent placement or balloon injury in a…”
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Survival and incidence of acute rejection in heart transplant recipients undergoing successful withdrawal from steroid therapy by Felkel, Thomas O, Smith, Andrew L, Reichenspurner, Hermann C, LaFleur, Bonnie, Lutz, Jerre F, Kanter, Kirk R, Gravanis, Michael B, Johnston, Thomas S

“…Steroid-free immunosuppression is feasible in selected patients after heart transplantation. Survival and incidence of acute rejection are important parameters…”
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Pavlos K. Toutouzas by Gravanis, Michael B.

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Dennis V. Cokkinos by Gravanis, Michael B.

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Fulminant mixed humoral and cellular rejection in a cardiac transplant recipient: a review of the histologic findings and literature by Book, Wendy M, Kelley, Lexi, Gravanis, Michael B

“…Mixed acute cellular and humoral rejection is diagnosed uncommonly among heart transplant recipients and usually occurs within the first post-transplant month…”
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Christodoulos Stefanadis by Gravanis, Michael B.

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Takayasu's arteritis mimicking aortic intramural hematoma in a female patient with chest pain by Halapas, Antonios, Kalogeropoulos, Andreas P, Georgiopoulou, Vasiliki V, Chen, Edward P, Gravanis, Michael B, Martin, Randolph P, Lerakis, Stamatios

“…We report the case of a young female patient who presented with chest pain, having a background of systemic complaints and a history of essential…”
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Increased levels of soluble forms of adhesion molecules in Takayasu arteritis by Noguchi, Sumiko, Numano, Fujio, Gravanis, Michael B., Wilcox, Josiah N.

“…The present series of experiments were designed to determine if soluble forms of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and inter cellular adhesion molecule-1 are…”
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Frequency of hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT-) T cells in the peripheral blood of cardiac transplant recipients : a noninvasive technique for the diagnosis of allograft rejection by ANSARI, A. A, MAYNE, A, SUNDSTROM, J. B, GRAVANIS, M. B, KANTER, K, SELL, K. W, VILLINGER, F, SIU, C. O, HERSKOWITZ, A

“…Histological evaluation of serial endomyocardial biopsies performed at fixed time intervals after cardiac transplantation is the universal method used for the…”
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Intracoronary Low-Dose Ionizing Irradiation (β or γ) for Prevention of Restenosis: Could It Succeed Where Pharmacotherapy Failed? by Gravanis, Michael B, Waksman, Ron

“…Although the precise pathogenesis of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) remains somewhat elusive, our understanding about…”
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Restenosis following coronary angioplasty by Karas, S P, Santoian, E C, Gravanis, M B

“…Restenosis is the most important problem limiting the success of coronary angioplasty. Clinically, restenosis is seen in approximately one-third of patients…”
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Intracoronary low-dose β-irradiation inhibits neointima formation after coronary artery balloon injury in the swine restenosis model by WAKSMAN, R, ROBINSON, K. A, CROCKER, I. R, WANG, C, GRAVANIS, M. B, CIPOLLA, G. D, HILLSTEAD, R. A, KING, S. B

“…Neointima formation contributing to recurrent stenosis remains a major limitation of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Endovascular low-dose…”
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Probucol decreases neointimal formation in a swine model of coronary artery balloon injury. A possible role for antioxidants in restenosis by Schneider, J E, Berk, B C, Gravanis, M B, Santoian, E C, Cipolla, G D, Tarazona, N, Lassegue, B, King, 3rd, S B

“…Restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is the major limitation of the long-term success of this procedure. The process of restenosis…”
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Giant cell arteritis and Takayasu aortitis : morphologic, pathogenetic and etiologic factors. Discussion by GRAVANIS, Michael B, NUMANO, GRAVANIS, OLIN, GORONZY, TANAKA, WATANABE, HOFFMAN

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Use of the porous balloon in porcine coronary arteries: rationale for low pressure and volume delivery by Santoian, E C, Gravanis, M B, Schneider, J E, Tarazona, N, Cipolla, G D, Robinson, K A, King, 3rd, S B

“…Using agents administered systemically, attempts to control the restenotic myoproliferative response associated with angioplasty have been unsuccessful. The…”
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Pathologic and functional effects on the heart following interruption of the cardiac lymph drainage by Symbas, P N, Schlant, R C, Gravanis, M B, Shepherd, R L

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