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  • Title: Comparison of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and dacron as long, small-diameter arterial grafts in dogs.
    Author: Randall RD, Walley BD, Meredith JH.
    Journal: Am Surg; 1982 Dec; 48(12):622-7. PubMed ID: 6218768.
    Abstract:
    A canine model in which joined carotid arteries were anastomosed to 6-mm grafts (average length, 45 cm) of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or Dacron double velour and the grafts were anastomosed to the ligated distal abdominal aorta was used to study long-term graft patency. The 16 dogs with PTFE grafts and the 15 dogs with Dacron grafts were sacrificed at three-, six-, and 12-month intervals, or whenever a graft occluded. At three months, eight of 11 PTFE and 11 of 11 Dacron grafts were patent; at six months, two of three PTFE and three of three Dacron grafts were patent; at 12 months, one of two PTFE grafts and the one remaining Dacron graft were patent. All grafts were examined grossly and microscopically. The PTFE grafts showed increasing degrees of calcification and intimal fibrin deposition; the Dacron grafts had no calcification and less intimal fibrin deposition. The model was satisfactory for studying long, small-diameter vascular grafts, but PTFE was not found to be superior to Dacron in this study.
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