Heparin immobilization reduces thrombogenicity of small-caliber expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Jan M M HeyligersTon Lisman

Abstract

The patency of small-diameter expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) grafts for vascular reconstruction is impaired by acute thrombotic occlusion. Prosthetic materials are thrombogenic and cause platelet adhesion and activation of the coagulation cascade. Heparin is a potent anticoagulant drug widely used to prevent and treat thrombosis. A new ePTFE graft with long-term bonding of heparin is now commercially available in several European countries, but a basic analysis of its mechanism of action in humans has never been performed. This study was performed to evaluate the thrombogenicity of heparin-bonded ePTFE grafts compared with standard ePTFE in a newly developed human ex vivo model. Nonanticoagulated blood was drawn from antecubital veins of 10 healthy donors with a 19-gauge needle. The proximal end of a 60-cm ePTFE vascular graft with a diameter of 3 mm was connected to the needle while the distal end was connected to a syringe, which was placed in a syringe pump. Every volunteer served as his or her own control by using a heparin-bonded ePTFE graft on one arm and a standard ePTFE graft on the other arm. The perfusions were performed over 6 minutes with a flow rate of 20 mL/min, corresponding to a shear rate of 74/s. Ser...Continue Reading

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