1. Intraluminal Shunt for the Thoracic Aorta: Blood Flow and Function in Chronic Studies 
Steven J Van Voorst, MD, Gregory S Labranche, DVM, Samir Rustom, MD, Alina F Jukkola, MD, Charles W Leffler, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 63, Issue 2, Pages (February 1997)
DOI: /S (96)

2. Fig. 1
Diagram of the intraluminal shunt technique. The shunt is secured in the lumen of the aorta by Rummel tourniquets using silicone vessel loops. The balloon catheter in the inferior vena cava is inflated only during shunt insertion and removal.
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3. Fig. 2
Spinal cord blood flow in the no-shunt and shunt animals on postoperative days (POD) 1 to 7. (∗p ≤ 0.05 compared with shunt.)
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4. Fig. 3
Renal cortex blood flow in the no-shunt and shunt animals on postoperative days (POD) 1 to 7.
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5. Fig. 4
Gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and liver blood flows in the no-shunt and shunt animals on postoperative days (POD) 1 to 7. (∗p ≤ 0.05 compared with shunt.)
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6. Fig. 5
Histology of the lower lumbar cord from no-shunt (A, B) and shunt (C, D) animals. (N = motor neurons present in shunt animals.) (Hematoxylin and eosin; A, C ×6.25; B, D ×31.25; all before 8% reduction.)
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7. Fig. 6
Proximal arterial blood pressure (aortic arch) from 2 animals, 1 each representative of the no-shunt and shunt groups. (IVC = inferior vena cava; xclamp = cross-clamp.)
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