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The performance of cross-linked acellular arterial scaffolds as vascular grafts; pre-clinical testing in direct and isolation loop circulatory models

There is a significant need for small diameter vascular grafts to be used in peripheral vascular surgery; however autologous grafts are not always available, synthetic grafts perform poorly and allografts and xenografts degenerate, dilate and calcify after implantation. We hypothesized that chemical...

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Main Author: Pennel, Timothy
Other Authors: Bezuidenhout, Deon
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Division of Cardiology 2016
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