Segmental arterial mediolysis with accompanying venous angiopathy: A clinical pathologic review, report of 3 new cases, and comments on the role of endothelin-1 in its pathogenesis

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-134

  Slavin, Richard E ^a   Inada, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Matsunami General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial fibromuscular dysplasia; Endothelin 1; Segmental arterial mediolysis; Venous angiopathy

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; NORADRENALIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADVENTITIA; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEGMENTAL ARTERIAL MEDIOLYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; ARTERIES; ARTERITIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CORONARY VESSELS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; JEJUNUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREGNANCY; RAYNAUD DISEASE; TUNICA MEDIA; VEINS;

EID: 34047247384     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896906297684     Document Type: Article

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