Polytetrafluoroethylene for microarterial prosthetic grafts
G. H. Derman and O. H. Reichman
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts can successfully be used as a
microvascular prosthetic grafting material in rats with patency results of
90%. There was not a significant difference between patency percentages
obtained with the PTFE grafts in comparison with autologous vein grafts.
Excellent patency was achieved at 40 days for all of the interposition
grafts in this study. Aspirin and dipyridamole did not improve patency.
