Results from a First-in-Human Trial of a Novel Vascular Sealant

Background:Suture hole bleeding from synthetic grafts presents a hemostatic challenge. The designs of many vascular sealants are not optimal (non-adherence to wet surfaces, excessive swelling, inflexible). PreveLeak™ (formerly ArterX) is a polyaldehyde-bovine serum albumin-based sealant whose effica...

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Main Authors: Hans Joachim Florek, Jan eBrunkwall, Karl Heinz Orend, Ian eHandley, John P. Pribble, Ronald eDieck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00029/full