Characterizing Polymers for Cardiovascular Devices

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) occurs in developed nations. The current treatment, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), while successful, has shortcomings. A solution to the concerns with EVAR is a polymeric endo-aortic paving (PEAP). Our goal is to further develop this treatment for AAA. We hypoth...

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Main Author: Warren, Phillip Daniel
Other Authors: Vande Geest, Jonathan P.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/255161