Medial Regeneration Using a Biodegradable Felt as a Scaffold Preserves Integrity and Compliance of a Canine Dissected Aorta
Author(s) -
Mitsuru Sato,
Shunsuke Kawamoto,
Mika Watanabe,
Naoya Sakamoto,
Masaaki Sato,
Yasuhiko Tabata,
Yoshikatsu Saiki
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.077057
Subject(s) - medicine , adventitia , fibrous joint , aorta , anastomosis , surgery , lumen (anatomy) , regeneration (biology) , scaffold , abdominal aorta , anatomy , biomedical engineering , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Repair of a dissected aorta involves reattaching the media with synthetic glue and/or reinforcement with nonbiodegradable felt. Late complications specific to each aspect of this procedure have been reported. We attempted to regenerate the media by using biodegradable felt.
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