Lifeline Research Meeting Abstracts

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The following extended abstracts were presented at the Research Initiatives in Vascular Disease Conference, The Biology of Vascular Interventions—Minimally Invasive Approaches to Vascular Disease, sponsored by The Lifeline Foundation and the Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology Research and Educational Foundation; jointly sponsored by the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, The Society for Vascular Surgery, and The Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology; in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health–National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute on Feb 17-18, 2000 in Bethesda, Md.

Horizons of atherosclerosis research and therapy VEGF–induction of angiogenesis Delivery of FGF-family peptides for neovascularization Inflammation and angiogenesis The flip side—Vascular applications for angiogenesis inhibitors Results to date: Clinical studies—Therapeutic angiogenesis in the peripheral and coronary beds Restenosis: How and why smooth muscle cells proliferate Endothelial cell seeding: Revisiting the issues Vascular tissue engineering: Structure versus function Genetic manipulations of cells and tissues for the treatment of restenosis Radiation therapy: Experimental and clinical data—Premature excitement? Overview of the biologic determinants of plaque instability Developments in imaging techniques—Identifying the early lesions Imaging for plaque instability—Novel MR imaging techniques Hereditary risk factors for atherosclerotic occlusive disease Hereditary risk factors for aneurysmal disease The biology of transluminal angioplasty New insights into the host-vascular implant interface Healing response to vascular stent-grafts Stent-based adjuvant therapies—Technical issues and therapeutic applications Controlled release stents for restenosis Recent progress in poly(ethylenimine)-mediated gene delivery Use of conjugate biotechnology to improve therapeutic options Developments in catheter technologies Fibrin-based matrices for angiogenic stimulation