Mechanical properties and microscopic findings of a Dacron graft explanted 27 years after coarctation repair

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Dec;134(6):1577-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.08.005.

Authors

Naoko Nagano¹, Raymond Cartier, Tiffany Zigras, Rosaire Mongrain, Richard L Leask

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 18023686
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.08.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, False / etiology*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology*
Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
Biocompatible Materials
Biomechanical Phenomena
Blood Vessel Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
Device Removal
Humans
Male
Materials Testing*
Middle Aged
Polyethylene Terephthalates
Tensile Strength
Time Factors

Substances

Biocompatible Materials
Polyethylene Terephthalates