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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 677-683, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Superior late patency of small-diameter Dacron grafts seeded with omental microvascular cells: an experimental study

M Pasic, W Muller-Glauser, LK von Segesser, M Lachat, T Mihaljevic and MI Turina
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of omental microvascular cell seeding on the patency of small-diameter Dacron prostheses usable for coronary artery bypass grafting. In a canine carotid artery model, each dog (n = 64) received one seeded and one similar nonseeded Dacron prosthesis (internal diameter = 4 or 6 mm). Enzymatically harvested omental microvascular cells (omentum = 27.6 +/- 5.9 g [+/- the standard deviation]; range, 17 to 50 g) were seeded prior to implantation. The seeding density was 1.91 +/- 0.26 [+/- the standard error] x 10(6) cells/cm2 of graft surface. Dipyridamole (75 mg/d) and acetylsalicylic acid (325 mg/d) were administered orally for 4 weeks postoperatively. The prostheses were explanted between 2 and 52 weeks after placement. The results were assessed by angiography; light, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopy; and morphometry. The seeded grafts developed a uniform luminal monolayer of endothelial cells with minimal platelet or cellular deposition. These grafts also had a significantly higher overall patency rate and significantly larger thrombus-free surface areas than the nonseeded grafts. The overall actuarial patency rates at 1 week, 5, 12, 26, and 52 weeks were 100%, 98%, 93%, 93%, and 93%, respectively, for seeded Dacron grafts and 100%, 91%, 61%, 54%, and 18%, respectively, for nonseeded grafts. The patency rates of Dacron grafts usable for coronary artery bypass grafting are significantly improved by seeding with omental microvascular cells in a canine model.

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