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Growth-associated hyperphosphatemia in young recipients accelerates aortic allograft calcification in a rat model.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 1 Feb 2013
Yamauchi Haruo, Motomura Noboru, Chung Ung-Il, Sata Masataka, Takai Daiya, Saito Aya, Ono Minoru, Takamoto Shinichi
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OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular allografts in the young have limited durability because of early graft calcification. The objective of this study was to examine the hypothesis that growth-associated hyperphosphatemia in youth accelerates aortic allograft calcification by osteogenic transformation of graft medial smooth muscle cells (SMCs). METHODS: The descending aortas of donor rats were subcutaneously transplanted...
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