Abstract: Small calibre (;;6mm) polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) bypass grafts have poor medium and long term patency due to the development of neointimal hyperplasia at the distal anastomosis. The ...

Abstract: The back-flow of an aortic valvo-pump will reduce the pumping flow rate but can wash out the gap between the rotor and the stator, and thus can improve the antithrombogenicity of the device.

Department of Parasitology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University Changsha, Hunan 410013, P. R. China Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Institute of ...

From the Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto (S.V.), and the Division of Cardiology, University of Calgary (T.J.A.), Canada. From the Division of ...

Key Laboratory for Advanced Technologies of Materials, Institute of Biomaterials and Surface Engineering, Ministry of Education, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China FIGURE 1. Schematic ...

"These include measurements of lubricity, biocompatibility, and occlusion reduction as well as animal testing demonstrating patency, safety, and antithrombogenicity." LiquiGlide's Master File has ...