Abstract:Platelet accumulation on carbon-lined (CL) and high-porosity (HP) polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts was investigated in vivo. In experiment 1, 20 CL grafts and 20 control PTFE grafts, each 5 cm in length and 4 mm in diameter, were interposed into both carotid and femoral arteries of 10 dogs. In experiment 2, 12 HP grafts (90 microns mean internodal distance) and 12 control PTFE grafts were implanted in six dogs. Indium 111-labeled platelets were injected intravenously and the grafts were retrieved 48 hours… Show more
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