Depopulated vena caval homograft: A new venous conduit

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 498-503

  Wells, Winfield J ^a   Malas, Mahmoud ^b   Baker, Craig J ^b   Quardt, Susanne M ^b   Barr, Mark L ^b   Drinkwater, Davis C ^b   Starnes, Vaughn A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; POLITEF;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CAVA VEIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FIBROSIS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SWINE; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0042355206     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00208-3     Document Type: Article

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