A solution to preserve the intima when vein grafts are irrigated and/or preserved.
It appears that BGI Solution is a satisfactory graft irrigation media and does preserve the intima better than normal saline and as effective as whole blood. It also functions as a media for storage of vein grafts at 0-5 degrees C. Partially supported by grant from Arizona Heart Association.
D000418:Albumins; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004573:Electrolytes; D006493:Heparin; D006801:Humans; D012996:Solutions; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D013997:Time Factors; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*
D000418:Albumins; D004573:Electrolytes; D012996:Solutions; D006493:Heparin