Heparinization on pericardial substitutes can reduce adhesion and epicardial inflammation in the dog

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1111-1120

  Lu, J H ^a   Chang, Y ^a   Sung, H W ^a   Chiu, Y T ^a   Yang, P C ^a   Hwang, B ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACRON; EPOXIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HEPARIN; POLITEF; POLYESTER;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRON IMPLANT; DOG; EPICARDIUM; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEPARINIZATION; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PERICARDIUM; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031966159     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(98)70411-8     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. FH Kohanna PX Adams JN Cunningham Jr FC Spencer Use of autologous fascia lata as a pericardial substitute following open-heart surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 74 1977 14 19
2. RC Bonnabeau Jr AW Armanious TJ Tarnay Partial replacement of pericardium with dura substitute J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 66 1973 196 201
3. H Laks G Hammond AS Geha Use of silicone rubber as a pericardial substitute to facilitate reoperation in cardiac surgery J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 80 1981 88 92
4. CR Youmans Jr J White JR Derrick The prevention of pleural and pericardial adhesion with Silastic J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 55 1968 383 388
5. PJ Meus JA Wernly CD Campell Y Takanashi RL Pick Z-K Qui RL Replogle Long-term evaluation of pericardial substitutes J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 85 1983 54 58
6. I Gallo E Artinano CG Duran Late clinical results with the use of heterologous pericardium for closure of the pericardial cavity J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 89 1985 709 712
7. L von Segesser N Jornold B Faidutti Repeat sternotomy after reconstruction of the pericardial sac with glutaraldehyde-preserved equine pericardium J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 93 1987 616 619
8. JR Skinner K Hyunchul TS Toon C Kongtahworn SJ Phillips RH Zeff Inflammatory epicardial reaction to processed bovine pericardium: case report J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 88 1984 789 791
9. AE Inglis RC Richter DR Alonso WA Gay MI Ionescu Glutaraldehyde-preserved bovine pericardial allografts for pericardial closure J Surg Res 36 1984 50 54
10. SA Mills Complications associated with the use of heterologous pericardium for pericardial closure J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 92 1986 446 454
11. DP Speer M Chvapil CD Eskelson J Ulreich Biological effects of residual glutaraldehyde in glutaraldehyde-tanned collagen biomaterials J Biomed Mater Res 14 1980 753 764
12. HW Sung Y Chang YT Chiu HL Hsu Evaluation of an epoxy-fixed biological patch with ionically bound heparin as a pericardial substitute Biomaterials 17 1996 1693 1701
13. Y Noishiki K Kodaira M Furuse T Miyata Method of preparing antithrombogenic medical materials US Pattern 4, 805,599 21 Feb 1989
14. Y Noishiki T Miyata A simple method to heparinize biological materials J Biomed Mater Res 20 1986 337 346
15. E Milgalter G Uretzky S Siberman Pericardial meshing: an effective method for preservation of pericardial adhesions and epicardial reaction after cardiac operation J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 90 1985 281 286
16. T Okoshi Y Noishiki Y Tomizawa A new bioprosthetic cardiac valve with reduced calcification ASAIO J 36 1990 411 414
17. HW Sung SH Shen R Tu Comparison of the cross-linking characteristics of porcine heart valves fixed with glutaraldehyde or epoxy compounds ASAIO J 39 1992 532 536
18. JM Lohre L Baclig E Wickham Evaluation of epoxy ether fixed bovine arterial grafts for mutagenic potential ASAIO J 39 1993 106 113
19. T Xi F Liu B Xi Effect of pretreatment with epoxy compounds on the mechanical properties of bovine pericardial bioprosthetic materials J Biomat Appl 7 1992 61 75