Research Article

A New Coated Nitinol Occluder for Transcatheter Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects in a Canine Model

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(a), (c), and (e) are the HE and CD34 immunohistochemical staining of the pcVSDO’s surface neotissue at 1 month after implantation. These three panels prove the occluder surface has complete endothelialization. (b), (d), and (f) at 3 months show that endothelial cells were arranged more regularly.
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