Experimental noninferiority trial of synthetic small-caliber biodegradable versus stable vascular grafts

Mugnai, Damiano; Tille, Jean-Christophe; Mrowczynski, Wojciech; De Valence De Minardiere, Sarra; Montet, Xavier Cédric Rodolphe; Moeller, Michael; Walpoth, Beat

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.054

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Experimental noninferiority trial of synthetic small-caliber biodegradable versus stable vascular grafts

ContributorsMugnai, Damiano; Tille, Jean-Christophe; Mrowczynski, Wojciech; De Valence De Minardiere, Sarra; Montet, Xavier Cédric Rodolphe; Moeller, Michael; Walpoth, Beat

Published inJournal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, vol. 146, no. 2, p. 400-407.e1

Publication date2013

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Long-term evolution of polycaprolactone vascular prostheses has been investigated recently. The goal of this study was to evidence a noninferiority of such grafts compared with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) implants in an aortic replacement model in the rat.

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MUGNAI, Damiano et al. Experimental noninferiority trial of synthetic small-caliber biodegradable versus stable vascular grafts. In: Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2013, vol. 146, n° 2, p. 400–407.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.054

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PID : unige:29972
DOI : 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.054
PMID : 23098749

Journal ISSN0022-5223

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Experimental noninferiority trial of synthetic small-caliber biodegradable versus stable vascular grafts

Long-term evolution of polycaprolactone vascular prostheses has been investigated recently. The goal of this study was to evidence a noninferiority of such grafts compared with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) implants in an aortic replacement model in the rat.

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