Human saphenous vein organ culture under controlled hemodynamic conditions

INTRODUCTION: Saphenous vein grafting is still widely used to revascularize ischemic myocardium. The effectiveness of this procedure is limited by neointima formation and accelerated atherosclerosis, which frequently leads to graft occlusion. A better understanding of this process is important to cl...

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Main Authors: Ayumi Aurea Miyakawa, Luis Alberto Oliveira Dallan, Silvia Lacchini, Thaiz Ferraz Borin, Jose Eduardo Krieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2008-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322008000500018