"Vasa Vasorum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Nutrient blood vessels which supply the walls of large arteries or veins.
| Descriptor ID |
D014651
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.836
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| Concept/Terms |
Vasa Vasorum- Vasa Vasorum
- Vasa Vasorums
- Vasorum, Vasa
- Vasorums, Vasa
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vasa Vasorum" by people in Profiles.
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Carotid adventitial vasa vasorum and intima-media thickness in a primary prevention population. Echocardiography. 2015 Feb; 32(2):264-70.
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Detection of adventitial vasa vasorum and intraplaque neovascularization in carotid atherosclerotic lesions with contrast-enhanced ultrasound and their role in atherosclerosis. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2011 Oct-Dec; 7(4):37-40.
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New advances in noninvasive imaging of the carotid artery: CIMT, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and vasa vasorum. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2010 Nov; 12(6):497-502.
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Molecular imaging of inflammation and intraplaque vasa vasorum: a step forward to identification of vulnerable plaques? J Nucl Cardiol. 2010 Oct; 17(5):897-912.
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for imaging vasa vasorum: comparison with histopathology in a swine model of atherosclerosis. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2010 Sep; 11(8):659-64.
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Vasa vasorum and plaque neovascularization on contrast-enhanced carotid ultrasound imaging correlates with cardiovascular disease and past cardiovascular events. Stroke. 2010 Jan; 41(1):41-7.
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of periadventitial vasa vasorum in human carotid arteries. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2009 Mar; 10(2):260-4.
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Imaging of the vasa vasorum. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008 Aug; 5 Suppl 2:S18-25.
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Contrast ultrasound imaging of the carotid artery vasa vasorum and atherosclerotic plaque neovascularization. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Jul 18; 48(2):236-43.