The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1101-1108, May 2009

Dimensional analysis of human saphenous vein grafts: Implications for external mesh support

Christiaan Barnard Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa

Received 11 March 2008; received in revised form 5 September 2008; accepted 3 October 2008. published online 23 February 2009.

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 Dr Zilla reports royalty agreements and grant support from Medtronic. Drs Human and Franz report salary and grant support from Medtronic. The Medtronic grant also funded development of an external mesh support for vein grafts.

PII: S0022-5223(08)01908-9

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.10.040

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1101-1108, May 2009

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