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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 37, 404-411, Copyright © 1984 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Histopathological evaluation of woven and knitted Dacron grafts for right ventricular conduits: a comparative experimental study

A Haverich, H Oelert, W Maatz and HG Borst

Composite extracardiac conduits consisting of a low-porosity woven graft and a high-porosity knitted double-velour Dacron graft presealed with fibrin glue were implanted between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery in 6 dogs under partial heparinization. Two grafts were explanted after 6 weeks, 2 after 12 weeks, and 2 after 6 months. The healing properties of both types of prosthesis were studied macroscopically, under light microscopy, and with scatter electron microscopy. Spontaneous peeling of both the inner and outer capsules of the graft occurred in 3 of 6 woven prostheses during transection. In the remaining 3, peeling could be easily induced by blunt dissection; this was impossible in the knitted grafts. Microscopically, in a comparison of the different weaves after identical time intervals, the inner capsule was noticeably thicker in woven than in knitted grafts. Transtitial ingrowth of fibroblastic tissue could be observed in knitted grafts after 6 weeks; only poor transmural tissue bridging was detectable in woven prostheses after 6 months. Neovascularization of the inner capsule was detectable earlier and was more advanced toward the luminal surface of highly porous grafts. In conclusion, knitted grafts in the position of extracardiac right ventricular conduits showed firmer attachment of both inner and outer capsules to the prosthetic material. Also, the inner capsule remained thinner and revealed a higher degree of neovascularization than in the woven Dacron grafts.


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