External aortic root support: A histological and mechanical study in sheep

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 334-339

  Verbrugghe, Peter ^a   Verbeken, Erik ^a   Pepper, John ^b   Treasure, Tom ^c   Meyns, Bart ^a   Meuris, Bart ^a   Herijgers, Paul ^a   Rega, Filip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood vessel prosthesis; Experimental; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTIC ROOT SURGERY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SURGICAL MESH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84880737539     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt165     Document Type: Article

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