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Original Article

A Canine Model of Intimal Hyperplasia (IH) in Autogenous Vein Grafting: A Preliminary Report

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Pages 357-364 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

High failure rates (10–40% at 1 year and 2–6% per year thereafter) of autologous vein grafts in peripheral bypass surgery due to progressive intimal hyperplasia (IH) have prompted researchers to search for an animal model that develops IH in a relatively short period of time. This study summarizes our experiences in promoting IH in a canine model. Eight to ten centimeters of both jugular veins were exposed in 40 adult mongrel conditioned dogs. After division into 4–5-cm lengths, the segment of jugular vein most proximal was ballooned at 800–900 mm Hg with a modified 8F Fogarty catheter to induce intimal and medial layer injury. The distal segment was left nonballooned. Segments of these autologous vein grafts, 1.5 cm in length, both ballooned and nonballooned, were then anastomosed, end to end, into the carotid and femoral circulations. Six weeks postoperatively the grafts were perfusion-fixed, harvested, and histologically processed, and the amount of the lumen in midgraft sections occupied by IH was determined by image analysis. In all dogs, the degree of IH was significantly greater in the balloon catheterized vs noncatheterized graft segments. IH was more severe in the femoral than in the carotid arteries. The grafts that developed the most severe intimal hyperplasia were femoral grafts that had been balloon catheterized. We conclude that these protocols are effective in inducing IH in a canine model in short postoperative limes.

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