AUTHOR=Knight Darryl K. , Gillies Elizabeth R. , Mequanint Kibret 

TITLE=Vascular Grafting Strategies in Coronary Intervention

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Materials

VOLUME=1

YEAR=2014

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/materials/articles/10.3389/fmats.2014.00004

DOI=10.3389/fmats.2014.00004

ISSN=2296-8016

ABSTRACT=<p>With the growing need for coronary revascularizations globally, several strategies to restore blood flow to the heart have been explored. Bypassing the atherosclerotic coronary arteries with autologous grafts, synthetic prostheses, and tissue-engineered vascular grafts continue to be evaluated in search of a readily available vascular graft with clinically acceptable outcomes. The development of such a vascular graft including tissue engineering approaches both <italic>in situ</italic> and <italic>in vitro</italic> is herein reviewed, facilitating a detailed comparison on the role of seeded cells in vascular graft patency.</p>