Fixation of vascular grafts with increased glutaraldehyde concentration enhances mechanical properties without increasing calcification

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-262

  Sánchez, Diana M ^a   Gaitán, Diana M ^a,b   León, Andrés F ^b   Mugnier, Jacqueline ^b   Briceño, Juan C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b FUNDACIÓN CARDIOINFANTIL INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGÍA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROSSLINKING; PHOTOOXIDATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE;

BOVINE PERICARDIUM GRAFTS; CARDIOVASCULAR GRAFTS; GLUTARALDEHYDES (GLU);

ALDEHYDES;

GLUTARALDEHYDE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENGRAFTMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEAT; IN VIVO STUDY; IRRADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; STAINING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 34249061398     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e318033a68f     Document Type: Article

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