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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2006; 48:1538-1547, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.078 (Published online 25 September 2006).
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Circulating Endothelial Cells in Cardiovascular Disease

Christopher J. Boos, MRCP, Gregory Y.H. Lip, MD and Andrew D. Blann, PhD*

Haemostasis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom


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Figure 1 A circulating endothelial cell (stained bright green with Ulex europaeus lectin) forming a rosette with at least 10 immunomagnetic beads. Photomicrograph in epifluorescence (Zeiss), wet preparation, magnification x40. For scale, the large number of residual immunomagnetic beads each have a diameter of 4.5 µm.

 

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Figure 2 Relationship of von Willebrand factor (vWf) and circulating endothelial cells (CECs) in heart failure. Spearman correlation, r = 0.463; p < 0.0001. Reprinted, with permission, from Chong et al. (37).

 

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Figure 3 Simplified discrimination of endothelial progenitor cells from circulation endothelial cells. CEC = circulating endothelial cell, EC = mural endothelial cell, EPC = endothelial progenitor cell.

 





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