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Fig. 4 Increasing collateral diameter over time in ischemic adductor muscles.

Compared to the non-ischemic limb, a significant increase in collateral diameter was found at day 7 and 14 post ligation (c).

Postmortem histology supported these findings, as a significantly increased collateral diameter was found 7 and 14 days after ligation and peak macrophage infiltration and TUNEL positivity was found on day 3 after ligation.

The degree of adaptation by growth was impressive: in the canine heart (after gradual coronary occlusion) the collateral diameter increased up to 20-fold and the tissue mass increased up to 50-fold.

We found a significant increase in mean collateral artery diameter at day 7 and day 14 post ligation while collateral artery diameter of the contralateral control limb remained stable over time (Fig. 4c).

In harvested adductor muscle tissue, we found a significantly increased collateral artery diameter at day 7 and 14 post ligation.

As a primary response, nitric oxide (NO -induced vessel vasodilatatioNO -inducedmediated arterial remodeling take place, decreasing vesselar resistance by increasing the collateral vasodilatationr (Heil et and, 2006).

In subjects with collaterals, the Rentrop coronary grade was distributed as follows: 36 (17.8%) with grade 1, 60 (29.7%) with grade 2 and 20 (9.9%) with grade 3. Furthermore, we also used CC grade to provide additional information for the size of collateral connection diameter: CC grade 0 was observed in 49.5%, CC grade 1 in 37.1%, and CC grade 2 in 13.4%.

In addition, the size of the collateral connection (CC) diameter was assessed by 3 grades: CC grade 0, no continuous connection between donor and recipient artery; CC grade 1, continuous, threadlike connection, and CC grade 2, continuous, small side branch-like size of the collateral throughout its course [ 17].

Additionally sonographic signs of portal hypertension will be studied (splenomegaly, venous collaterals, portal vein diameter and flow, hepatic venous flow, and the presence of ascites).

In our practice we are inclined to use the AVP whenever there is a single, large-diameter collateral vein which would otherwise require the insertions of multiple embolization coils and/or whenever accurate placement of the embolic device close to the portal vein may be critical.