Can artery 'banks' transform vascular medicine?

November 15, 2016

The prospect of creating artery "banks" available for cardiovascular surgery, bypassing the need to harvest vessels from the patient, could transform treatment of many common heart and vascular ailments. But it's a big leap from concept to reality. The Morgridge Institute for Research and the University of Wisconsin-Madison will address both the engineering and biomedical hurdles in this process through a five-year, $8 million project funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI).