Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24095042›Full record

ReviewJournal of vascular surgery2015

Vein graft failure.

Christopher D Owens, Warren J Gasper, Amreen S Rahman, Michael S Conte

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Review in Journal of vascular surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
70citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 139 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Mechanobiology research in China.Mechanobiology in medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher D OwensDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif. Electronic address: christopher.owens@ucsfmedctr.org.
Warren J GasperDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif.
Amreen S RahmanDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif.
Michael S ConteDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif.
University of California San Francisco Medical Center · US

Funding

Endothelial Function and Peripheral Vein Bypass Graft RemodelingK23HL092163 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI OWENS, CHRISTOPHER DEAN · 2008 to 2012
$635k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL092163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

After the creation of an autogenous lower extremity bypass graft, the vein must undergo a series of dynamic structural changes to stabilize the arterial hemodynamic forces. These changes, which are commonly referred to as remodeling, include an inflammatory response, the development of a neointima, matrix turnover, and cellular proliferation and apoptosis. The sum total of these processes results in dramatic alterations in the physical and biomechanical attributes of the arterialized vein. The most clinically obvious and easily measured of these is lumen remodeling of the graft. However, although somewhat less precise, wall thickness, matrix composition, and endothelial changes can be measured in vivo within the healing vein graft. Recent translational work has demonstrated the clinical relevance of remodeling as it relates to vein graft patency and the systemic factors influencing it. By correlating histologic and molecular changes in the vein, insights into potential therapeutic strategies to prevent bypass failure and areas for future investigation are explored.

Indexed as

Vascular RemodelingAnimalsGraft Occlusion, VascularHemodynamicsHumansHyperplasiaIschemiaLower ExtremityNeointimaRisk FactorsStress, MechanicalTime FactorsTreatment FailureVascular GraftingVeinsWound Healing

Identifiers

PMID24095042
PMCPMC4391818
OpenAlexW2061804518

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Registered trials

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