1. Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare Systems, West Haven, Connecticut;
2. Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut;
3. Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut;
4. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;
5. Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; and
6. University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France