Clinical vascular disease (Cardiovascular Clinics, Vol. 13, No. 2)

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or the past ten years, our life has, literally, been in your hands. In that time, you and ~ your peers have made the :~ GORE-TEX Reinforced Expanded PTFE Vascular Graft second only to the autogenous saphenous vein in ~\ use and preference. Over 700,000 ~f~ implants have been ......... made. Over 170 papers, by independent physicians from all over the world, attest to its efficiency. And in a recent American.,.

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Journal of Surgery study, 82.6% of all reporting surgeons preferred lXI'FEfor both peripheral bypass surgery and vascular access. In the process, we've learned a few things, too; things that are reflected in the adaptations we've made to your needs. Grafts are now available from 3 to 24mm. Tapered versions are available in 4-7mm, 6-8mm, and 4.5-6.5mm.

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ou can have large- and y small-diameter grafts with external FEP rings, for added confidence in low-flow and flexion conditions. And bifurcated grafts are yours for use in the aortoiliac position.

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I ~ egardless l t ~ o f size or configuration, these grafts all share the attributes you look for in a vascular graft: They are easy to handle and use; do not require pre-clotting; are nonthrombogenic (and easily thrombectomized if occlusive disease should progress); and, of course, meet your patency ~ , requirements. /~i bout the only Z--l_other thing we can say is, "Thank you." The rest has been said, quite well, in the 170 papers we mentioned earlier. For a complete bibliography, write: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 1220, Route 213 North, Elkton, MD 2192 I. Or call, toll-free:

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[ ] Please send me a complete bibliography on GORE-TEX ® Vascular Grafts. [ ] Please send me information on [ ] Thin-Wall Graft [ ] Regular Graft [ ] Tapered Graft [ ] Bifurcated Graft [ ] Please have your representative call for an appointment.

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