title: Foreign materials found in the cardiovascular system after instrumentation or surgery (Including a guide to their light microscopic identification).
abstract: Foreign materials are often seen by light microscopy in surgical or autopsy specimens sent from the cardiovascular clinical services. This paper describes the range of materials that may be recovered in such specimens and provides a pictorial guide to aid in their identification. The spectrum of medical and nonmedical foreign materials that may be encountered in the cardiovascular system is discussed.
authors.affiliation: From Laboratory Medicine, the Cardiovascular Devices Division, The Canadian Reference Centre for Cancer Pathology, Canada; Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada; The Ottawa Civic Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Walley
authors.affiliation: From Laboratory Medicine, the Cardiovascular Devices Division, The Canadian Reference Centre for Cancer Pathology, Canada; Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada; The Ottawa Civic Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Stinson
authors.affiliation: From Laboratory Medicine, the Cardiovascular Devices Division, The Canadian Reference Centre for Cancer Pathology, Canada; Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada; The Ottawa Civic Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Upton
authors.affiliation: From Laboratory Medicine, the Cardiovascular Devices Division, The Canadian Reference Centre for Cancer Pathology, Canada; Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada; The Ottawa Civic Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Santerre
authors.affiliation: From Laboratory Medicine, the Cardiovascular Devices Division, The Canadian Reference Centre for Cancer Pathology, Canada; Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada; The Ottawa Civic Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mussivand
authors.affiliation: From Laboratory Medicine, the Cardiovascular Devices Division, The Canadian Reference Centre for Cancer Pathology, Canada; Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada; The Ottawa Civic Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Masters
authors.affiliation: From Laboratory Medicine, the Cardiovascular Devices Division, The Canadian Reference Centre for Cancer Pathology, Canada; Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada; The Ottawa Civic Hospital, The University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Ghadially