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Structure of vasa vasorum

Known as: Vasa Vasorum, Vasa Vasorums, Vasorum, Vasa 
Nutrient blood vessels which supply the walls of large arteries or veins.
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Vasa Vasorum and Plaque Neovascularization on Contrast-Enhanced Carotid Ultrasound Imaging Correlates With Cardiovascular Disease and Past Cardiovascular Events
Background and Purpose— Histological data associate proliferation of adventitial vasa vasorum and intraplaque neovascularization… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
The dynamic vasa vasorum.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of atherosclerotic carotid plaque neovascularization: a new surrogate marker of atherosclerosis?
An atherosclerotic plaque requires a nutrient blood supply, which is predominantly derived from arterial vasa vasorum. A variety… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Endothelial &agr;&ngr;&bgr;3 Integrin–Targeted Fumagillin Nanoparticles Inhibit Angiogenesis in Atherosclerosis
Objective—Angiogenic expansion of the vasa vasorum is a well-known feature of progressive atherosclerosis, suggesting that… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Mapping of vascular dendritic cells in atherosclerotic arteries suggests their involvement in local immune-inflammatory reactions.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Histologic correlates of angiographic chronic total coronary artery occlusions: influence of occlusion duration on neovascular channel patterns and intimal plaque composition.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Increased accumulation of tissue ACE in human atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.
BACKGROUND Angiotensin may play a pathophysiological role in experimental and human cardiovascular disease. Clinical studies have… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Human smooth muscle myosin heavy chain isoforms as molecular markers for vascular development and atherosclerosis.
Smooth muscle myosin heavy chains (MHCs) exist in multiple isoforms. Rabbit smooth muscles contain at least three types of MHC… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Basic fibroblast growth factor enhances the coupling of intimal hyperplasia and proliferation of vasa vasorum in injured rat arteries.
Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is mitogenic for smooth muscle cells (SMC) and angiogenic. We examined the in vivo effects… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Comparative anatomic studies of various arterial conduits for myocardial revascularization.
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