1. Saphenous vein homograft: a superior conduit for the systemic arterial shunt in the Norwood operation 
Vincent K.H Tam, MD, Kathy Murphy, MSN, W.James Parks, MD, Anthony A Raviele, MD, Robert N Vincent, MD, Margaret Strieper, Angel R Cuadrado, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 71, Issue 5, Pages (May 2001)
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2. Fig 1
Angiogram demonstrating a centrally placed modified Blalock–Taussig shunt with good branch pulmonary arterial growth.
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3. Fig 2
Histomicrograph of a freshly thawed saphenous vein homograft. (Hematoxylin and eosin; ×400 before 50% reduction.)
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4. Fig 3
Histomicrograph of explanted saphenous vein homograft 6 months later. Note lack of inflammatory cells and intact endothelium. (Hematoxylin and eosin; ×100 before 50% reduction.)
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5. Fig 4
Histomicrograph of explanted saphenous vein homograft. (Hematoxylin and eosin; ×400 before 50% reduction.)
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6. Fig 5
Angiogram of a “banded” saphenous vein graft modified Blalock–Taussig shunt at 3 months’ follow-up.
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