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

Received 11 March 2008 ,Revised 5 September 2008 ,Accepted 3 October 2008.

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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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