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1 Allograft carotid artery as a systemic-to-pulmonary conduit
Betsy Jane Evans, MD, Stephen Westaby, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 133, Issue 5, Pages (May 2007) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 A, Allograft shunt at 2 years. B, Shunt in which suspected tissue rejection caused decreased flow at 6 months. A second contralateral shunt was implanted. This was the only case in which an inflammatory response or rejection was suspected. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Histologic section taken from an allograft shunt 18 months after implantation, showing no signs of inflammation or rejection. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions


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