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Table 2 Patency rates of vascular grafts

From: The in vivo performance of small-caliber nanofibrous polyurethane vascular grafts

 

Week 4

Week 8

Week 12

Week 24

PU group

24 / 24 (100%)

18 / 18 (100%)

11 / 12 (92%)

5 / 6 (83%)

PTFE group

24 / 24 (100%)

16 / 18 (89%)

7 / 12 (58%)

2 / 6 (33%)

  1. Footnote: At any given time point, the patency rate was defined as a ratio between the number of patent grafts and number of dogs alive at that particular time point.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2261

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