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Article: Designer blood vessels would be of benefit to many patients.
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- December 15, 2003
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2003 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Designer blood vessels would be of benefit to many patients.
According to a study from the United States, "inadequate vascular perfusion leads to fatal heart attacks, chronic ulcers, and other serious clinical conditions. The body's capacity to restore vascular perfusion through angiogenesis and arteriogenesis is often impaired by pre-existing disease, and availability of native replacements for nonfunctional arteries is limited in many patients. Thus, recreating blood vessels of various calibers through novel engineering technologies has emerged as a radical option among therapeutic strategies for revascularization."
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