The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1402-1408, June 2010

Glutaraldehyde treatment of allograft tissue decreases allosensitization after the Norwood procedure

  • Bryce J. Laing, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • David B. Ross, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Steven R. Meyer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Patricia Campbell, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Anne M. Halpin, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Lori J. West, MD, DPhil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Ivan M. Rebeyka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Ivan M. Rebeyka, MD, 3H2.06 WCM Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada.

Received 8 September 2009; received in revised form 26 November 2009; accepted 19 December 2009. published online 17 March 2010.

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 Funding: Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation; Dr West's research is supported in part through US National Institutes of Health (Grant HL79067), Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.

 Disclosures: None

PII: S0022-5223(09)01679-1

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.034

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1402-1408, June 2010

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