Reverse tapered vs. straight PTFE (Gore-Tex) grafts in dogs.
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)
; 29(4): 470-5, 1988.
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ABSTRACT
Reversed Autogenous Saphenous Vein (RASV) remains the material of choice in infrainguinal arterial bypass. A characteristic of RASV not seen in other grafts is its reverse tapered (RT) configuration. The purpose of this study was to investigate this geometric configuration. Straight 6 mm PTFE (gore-tex) grafts (SG) and 4-7 mm reverse tapered PTFE (gore-tex) grafts (RTG) were both implanted in the aorto-iliac position in 16 mongrel dogs. Specimens of surviving dogs were examined by the usual methods. In terms of absolute patency, 9 of 14 RTG (64%) and 5 of 14 SG (36%) P = 0.05, anastomotic thrombus formation 6 of 14 (43%) RTG vs. 10 of 14 (71%) SG P = 0.05 and in midgraft thrombus deposition P = 0.025 the RTG performed significantly better than the SG. In light of these results and other considerations, the reverse tapered configuration merits clinical investigation with other materials and in other species.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Politetrafluoroetileno
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Prótesis Vascular
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Oclusión de Injerto Vascular
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)
Año:
1988
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