Population
11 dogs with bovine pericardial-tissue mitral-valve prostheses
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
Up to 30 days postimplantation
Authors
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Supports serial 111In-platelet imaging of valvular prostheses in canines; leaves open translation to human patients.
111In-labeled platelets provide a sensitive marker for noninvasive imaging of platelet deposition on valvular prostheses and visceral microemboli in a canine model.
Dewanjee et al. (1984) studied this question.
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