Accelerated intimal hyperplasia in aortocoronary internal mammary vein grafts in minipigs
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>More than 50% of aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts are occluded 10 years after surgery. Intimal hyperplasia is the initial critical step in the progression toward occlusion. Internal mammary veins, which are physiologically prone t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/3/1/20 |