ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Pulsatile stent graft: a new alternative in chronic ventricular assistance

José Honório Palma^I; Diego Felipe Gaia^II; Guido CAPUTI^III; Guilherme Agreli^IV; João Roberto Breda^V; Domingo M. Braile^VI; Enio Buffolo^VII

DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20130031

^IAssociate professor at Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Project coordination, data analaysis and review
^IIPhD, Adjunct professor of the Cardiovascular Surgery Discipline (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Results analysis and writing
^IIIPhD, Cardiovascular surgeron at UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Data analysis
^IVGraduation in Medical Physics, manager of the Endovascular Division of Braile Biomédica, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. Experimental procedures fulfilment and data analysis
^VPhD, cardiovascular surgeon at UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Review and writing
^VIEmeritus professor at State Medical School of Rio Preto and Senior professor at Medical Sciences Faculty of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Editor of the Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. Results analysis
^VIITitular professor of the Cardiovascular Surgery Discipline of UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Review and data analysis

Correspondence
Diego Felipe Gaia Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Disciplina de Cirurgia Cardiovascular Rua Napoleão de Barros 715 - 3o andar - Vila Clementino São Paulo, SP, Brasil - CEP: 04024-002 E-mail: drgaia@terra.com.br