"Polytetrafluoroethylene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Homopolymer of tetrafluoroethylene. Nonflammable, tough, inert plastic tubing or sheeting; used to line vessels, insulate, protect or lubricate apparatus; also as filter, coating for surgical implants or as prosthetic material. Synonyms: Fluoroflex; Fluoroplast; Ftoroplast; Halon; Polyfene; PTFE; Tetron.
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D011138
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.395.616 D25.720.395.616 J01.637.051.720.395.616
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polytetrafluoroethylene" by people in Profiles.
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Humbarger O, Siracuse JJ, Rybin D, Stone DH, Goodney PP, Schermerhorn ML, Farber A, Jones DW. Broad variation in prosthetic conduit use for femoral-popliteal bypass is not justified on the basis of contemporary outcomes favoring autologous great saphenous vein. J Vasc Surg. 2019 11; 70(5):1514-1523.e2.
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Alameddine AK, DiBiasio-White E, Binnall B, Conlin F. Adjusting the neochords height for better leaflets coaptation following mitral valve repair. J Card Surg. 2019 Jul; 34(7):610-613.
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Cui J, Smolinski SE, Liu F, Xu D, Dulaimy K, Irani Z. Incrementally Expandable Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts: Single-Center Experience. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2018 Feb; 210(2):438-446.
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Wang W, Syed R, Hadayer A, Jusufbegovic D, Schaal S. Twenty-Seven-Gauge Vitrectomy-Assisted Four-Point Scleral Fixation of Intraocular Lens in the Absence of Capsular Support. Retina. 2016 Aug; 36(8):1605-8.
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Haskal ZJ, Saad TF, Hoggard JG, Cooper RI, Lipkowitz GS, Gerges A, Ross JR, Pflederer TA, Mietling SW. Prospective, Randomized, Concurrently-Controlled Study of a Stent Graft versus Balloon Angioplasty for Treatment of Arteriovenous Access Graft Stenosis: 2-Year Results of the RENOVA Study. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Aug; 27(8):1105-1114.e3.
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Suckow BD, Kraiss LW, Stone DH, Schanzer A, Bertges DJ, Baril DT, Cronenwett JL, Goodney PP. Comparison of graft patency, limb salvage, and antithrombotic therapy between prosthetic and autogenous below-knee bypass for critical limb ischemia. Ann Vasc Surg. 2013 Nov; 27(8):1134-45.
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Woskie SR, Gore R, Steenland K. Retrospective exposure assessment of perfluorooctanoic acid serum concentrations at a fluoropolymer manufacturing plant. Ann Occup Hyg. 2012 Nov; 56(9):1025-37.
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Wong G, Li JM, Hendricks G, Eslami MH, Rohrer MJ, Cutler BS. Inhibition of experimental neointimal hyperplasia by recombinant human thrombomodulin coated ePTFE stent grafts. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Mar; 47(3):608-15.
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Nikeghbalian S, Atefi S, Kazemi K, Jalaeian H, Roshan N, Naderi N, Hajizadeh R, Tanideh N. Repairing large duodenal injuries in dogs by expanded polytetrafluoroethylene patch. J Surg Res. 2008 Jan; 144(1):17-21.
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Madden RL, Lipkowitz GS, Browne BJ, Kurbanov A. A comparison of cryopreserved vein allografts and prosthetic grafts for hemodialysis access. Ann Vasc Surg. 2005 Sep; 19(5):686-91.