Table 3. Neointimal index as parameter for stenosis within aortic grafts 30 days after transplantation.
n = 7 | WT | Marfan | Marfan + Ad. β-Gal | Marfan + Ad.hTIMP-1 | WT + Ad.hTIMP-1 |
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Neointimal Index (NI, %)* | 1.2 | 5.7 | 23.5 | 43.5 | 0.0 |
Neointimal index, neointima / (neointima + lumen) in %; WT, wildtype aorta; Marfan, Marfan aorta; Ad.β-Gal, treated with adenovirus coding for β-galactosidase; Ad.hTIMP-1, treated with adenovirus coding for human TIMP-1.
*arithmetical mean