Open AccessMethod for Experimental Constriction of Arteries with Polyvinyl Alcohol Sponge
Author(s) -
Elmer V. Dahl,
E. Charlton Edwards,
John H. Grindlay,
Jesse E. Edwards
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
circulation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.899
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1524-4571
pISSN - 0009-7330
DOI - 10.1161/01.res.8.2.403
Subject(s) - polyvinyl alcohol , constriction , sponge , stenosis , polyvinyls , arterial wall , surgery , medicine , biomedical engineering , materials science , cardiology , composite material , biology , polymer , botany
Simple plastic constricting devices for producing experimental arterial stenosis may be prepared from formalinized polyvinyl alcohol (surgical ivalon) sponge. Not a single instance of arterial rupture, a common sequel of stenosis produced by rigid devices, was encountered in 56 experiments.
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