A bioabsorbable (polyglactin), nonrestrictive, external sheath inhibits porcine saphenous vein graft thickening

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1766-1772

  Jeremy, Jamie Y ^a   Bulbulia, Richard ^a   Johnson, Jason L ^a   Gadsdon, Patricia ^b   Vijayan, Vikram ^a   Shukla, Nilima ^a   Smith, Frank C T ^a   Angelini, Gianni D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYGLACTIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CAROTID ARTERY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FOREIGN BODY; GIANT CELL; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PATENCY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MACROPHAGE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STENT; SWINE;

EID: 2642549126     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.09.054     Document Type: Article

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