Walpoth, Beat H

Enhanced intimal thickening of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts coated with fibrin or fibrin-releasing vascular endothelial growth factor in the pig carotid artery interposition model. [electronic resource] - The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery May 2007 - 1163-70 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1097-685X

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.029 doi


Animals
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Capillaries--pathology
Carotid Arteries--pathology
Coated Materials, Biocompatible
Fibrin--pharmacology
Graft Occlusion, Vascular--pathology
Immunohistochemistry
Macrophages--pathology
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Sus scrofa
Tunica Intima--pathology
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A--pharmacology
Vascular Patency