title: Mechanical properties and microscopic findings of a Dacron graft explanted 27 years after coarctation repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cartier
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zigras
authors.forename: Rosaire
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mongrain
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Leask
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D013718:Tensile Strength; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates