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KMID : 0364020080410020170
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2008 Volume.41 No. 2 p.170 ~ p.176
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Development of Porcine Pericardial Heterograft for Clinical Application (Tensile Strength-thickness)
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Kim Kwan-Chang
Lee Cheul
Choi Chang-Hyu
Lee Chang-Ha
Oh Sam-Sae
Park Seong-sik
Kim Kyung-Hwan
Kim Woong-Han
Kim Yong-Jin
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Abstract
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Background : Bioprosthetic devices for treating cardiovascular diseases and defects may provide alternatives to autologous and homograft tissue. We evaluated the mechanical and physical conditions of a porcine pericardial bioprosthesis treated with Glutaraldehyde (GA), Ethanol, or Sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) before implantation.
Materials & Methods : 1) Thirty square-shaped pieces of porcine pericardium were fixed in 0.625%, 1.5% or 3% GA solution. 2) The tensile strength and thickness of these and other bioprosthesis, including fresh porcine pericardium, fresh human pericardium, and commercially produced heterografts, were measured. 3) The tensile strength and thickness of the six treated groups (GA-Ethanol, Ethanol-GA, SDS only, SDS-GA, Ethanol-SDS-GA and SDS-Ethanol-GA) were measured.
Results : 1) Porcine pericardium fixed in 0.625% GA the thinnest and had the lowest tensile strength, with thickness and tensile strength increasing with the concentration of GA solution. The relationship between tensile strength and thickness of porcine pericardium increased at thicknesses greater than 0.1 mm (correlation-coefficient 0.514, 0＜0.001). 2) There were no differences in tensile strength or thickness between commercially-produced heterografts. 3) Treatment of GA, ethanol, or SDS minimally influenced thickness and tensile strength of porcine pericardium, except for SDS alone.
Conclusion : Porcine pericardial bioprosthesis greater than 0.1 mm thick provide better handling and advantageous tensile strength. GA fixation did not cause physical or mechanical damage during anticalcification or decellularization treatment, but combining SDS-ethanol pre-treatment and GA fixation provided the best tensile strength and thickness.
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KEYWORD
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Calcification, Heterograft, Glutaraldehyde
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