Vessel Remodeling after Intima-to-Intima Contact Anastomosis.

Background: Intima-to-intima microanastomotic vascular remodeling was explored, utilizing a polylactide-caprolactone absorbable vein coupler model (PAVCM), which was designed to simulate a non-absorbable counterpart system with the sole exception of being absorbable.

Methods: Six New Zealand white rabbits were used. After transection of the jugular vein, 2 PAVCMs were placed, 1 at each transected end.

Comparison of body fat distribution and blood lipid profiles according to Trp64Arg polymorphism for the beta 3-adrenergic receptor gene in Korean middle-aged women.

The aim of this study was to determine whether there was an association between body fat distribution, blood lipid profiles, and beta 3-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism in Korean middle-aged women. Subjects were grouped according to BMI as obese (> or = 5 BMI, n = 95) or non-obese (BMI<25, n = 93). The Trp64Arg mutation of the beta 3-adrenergic receptor gene was detected by PCR-RFLP.