Silver Acetate and Triclosan Antimicrobial Graft Evaluation for Surgical Repair of Aortic Disease

evaluate the early and long-term clinical results, up to 5 years (through follow-up outpatient visits), of a silver and triclosan knitted collagen coated polyester vascular graft (InterGard Synergy), in patients submitted to aortic surgical repair, and compare them with concurrent results of standard Dacron grafts.