The study of the stability of cryopreserved allopericardium to process of dystrophic calcification in the experiment
Cryopreserved allopericardium is a promising plastic material for cardiac surgery in children. In order to examine its resistance to calcification process was performed subcutaneous implantation of a material in rats with subsequent determination of calcium content in transplants. Results of the study suggest that the use of ethanol for the preoperative preparation increases the resistance of the material to the dystrophic calcification.