Akihito Muto

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1 Allogeneic human tissue-engineered blood vessel. J Vasc Surg 2011 1.66
2 Venous identity is lost but arterial identity is not gained during vein graft adaptation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2007 1.45
3 Development of decellularized human umbilical arteries as small-diameter vascular grafts. Tissue Eng Part A 2009 1.25
4 Limb ischemia after iliac ligation in aged mice stimulates angiogenesis without arteriogenesis. J Vasc Surg 2008 1.03
5 Primary stent placement for iliac artery chronic total occlusions. Surg Today 2010 1.01
6 Endothelial nitric oxide synthase stimulates aneurysm growth in aged mice. J Vasc Res 2008 1.00
7 Evidence supporting changes in Nogo-B levels as a marker of neointimal expansion but not adaptive arterial remodeling. Vascul Pharmacol 2006 0.97
8 Perigraft seroma after surgical aortoiliac aneurysm repair with knitted polyester grafts: report of two cases. Ann Vasc Dis 2009 0.96
9 Optimal prosthetic graft design for small diameter vascular grafts. Vascular 2007 0.94
10 Primary stent placement for late complete occlusion after aortoiliac reconstructive surgery: report of a case. Surg Today 2009 0.93
11 Two cases of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism saved by postoperative use of a percutaneous cardiopulmonary support device. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.92
12 Malnutrition after vascular surgery: are patients with chronic renal failure at increased risk? Am J Surg 2006 0.88
13 Therapeutic strategies to combat neointimal hyperplasia in vascular grafts. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2012 0.87
14 Control of blood vessel identity: from embryo to adult. Ann Vasc Dis 2008 0.86
15 Laminar shear stress stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis via the Akt pathway. J Cell Physiol 2008 0.85
16 Vascular endothelial growth factor-A inhibits EphB4 and stimulates delta-like ligand 4 expression in adult endothelial cells. J Surg Res 2013 0.84
17 Age-related Notch-4 quiescence is associated with altered wall remodeling during vein graft adaptation. J Surg Res 2011 0.83
18 Age-related neointimal hyperplasia is associated with monocyte infiltration after balloon angioplasty. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2011 0.82
19 Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma: difficult differential diagnosis from chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. Ann Vasc Surg 2007 0.82
20 Reduced adult endothelial cell EphB4 function promotes venous remodeling. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012 0.81
21 Endothelial progenitor cells: a primer for vascular surgeons. Vascular 2007 0.80
22 True aneurysms in a saphenous vein graft placed for repair of a popliteal aneurysm: etiologic considerations. Ann Vasc Surg 2004 0.79
23 The Nogo-B-PirB axis controls macrophage-mediated vascular remodeling. PLoS One 2013 0.79
24 Cilostazol suppresses neointimal hyperplasia in canine vein grafts. Surg Today 2009 0.78
25 Venous and arterial identity: a role for caveolae? Vascular 2009 0.77
26 Deep venous thrombosis caused by congenital absence of the inferior vena cava: report of a case. Surg Today 2009 0.77
27 Emerging vascular applications of magnetic resonance imaging: a picture is worth more than a thousand words. Vascular 2006 0.77
28 Elevated monocytes in patients with critical limb ischemia diminish after bypass surgery. J Surg Res 2009 0.77
29 Stent placement for superficial femoral arterial occlusive disease in high-risk patients: preliminary results. Surg Today 2009 0.77
30 Basic data related to surgical infrainguinal revascularization procedures: a twenty year update. Ann Vasc Surg 2011 0.75
31 Surgically implantable magnetic resonance angiography coils improve resolution to allow visualization of blood flow dynamics. Ann Vasc Surg 2009 0.75
32 Acute submassive pulmonary embolism following varicose vein surgery in a patient receiving hormonal replacement therapy. Ann Vasc Dis 2010 0.75
33 Utility of telomerase-pot1 fusion protein in vascular tissue engineering. Cell Transplant 2009 0.75
34 Total arch replacement in a patient with an unusual vascular anatomy. Ann Thorac Surg 2012 0.75
35 Endovascular revascularization of diseased native arteries following failed aortoiliac and femoropoliteal grafts: report of two cases. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2009 0.75
36 Hospital-based factors predict outcome after carotid endarterectomy. J Surg Res 2006 0.75
37 Late infected pseudoaneurysm formation after uneventful iliac artery stent placement. Ann Vasc Surg 2007 0.75
38 Adjunctive pharmacologic use in carotid endarterectomy: a review. Vascular 2006 0.75