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Improving Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts: From the Application of an Endothelial Cell Lining to the Construction of aTissue-Engineered Blood Vessel

Authors: J.M.M. Heyligers, MD, C.H.P. Arts, MD, PhD, H.J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD, Ph.G. de Groot, PhD, F.L. Moll, MD, PhD

Published in: Annals of Vascular Surgery | Issue 3/2005

Abstract

One of the main reasons why vascular reconstruction with synthetic small-diameter grafts has limited success is the absence of endothelial cells. To improve the outcome of nonvenous vascular bypass surgery, cell seeding of vascular grafts and other tissue-engineering techniques were developed. In this article, an overview is given of the artificial blood vessel as an alternative for venous vascular bypass surgery.

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Title: Improving Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts: From the Application of an Endothelial Cell Lining to the Construction of aTissue-Engineered Blood Vessel
Authors: J.M.M. Heyligers, MD
C.H.P. Arts, MD, PhD
H.J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD
Ph.G. de Groot, PhD
F.L. Moll, MD, PhD
Publication date: 01-05-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Annals of Vascular Surgery / Issue 3/2005
Print ISSN: 0890-5096
Electronic ISSN: 1615-5947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10016-005-0026-0

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