Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2880530 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2007 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Rapamycin-eluting biodegradable PLA-CL film applied externally can inhibit neointimal hyperplasia of arterial and vein grafts in a canine model. The inhibitory effect of rapamycin-eluting film against neointimal growth is more pronounced in the arterial graft than the vein graft.
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Authors
Satoshi MD, Katsuhiko MD, Yoshikatsu MD, Yasuhiko PhD, DMedSci, Koichi MD,