Pericardial substitution after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery: A trial of an absorbable patch

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 77-83

  Nkere, U U ^a,b   Whawell, S A ^a   Sarraf, C E ^a   Schofield, J B ^a   O'Keefe, P A ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pericardial adhesions; Pericardial substitute; Pericardial substitution

Indexed keywords

POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIOTOMY; PERICARDIUM; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

EID: 0031836925     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010194     Document Type: Article

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