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SUBMITTER: Iop L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6081367 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Iop Laura L Palmosi Tiziana T Dal Sasso Eleonora E Gerosa Gino G
Journal of thoracic disease 20180701 Suppl 20
The treatment of cardiac alterations is still nowadays a dramatic issue in the cardiosurgical practice. Synthetic materials applied in this surgery have failed in their long-term therapeutic efficacy due to low biocompatibility and compliance, especially when used in contractile sites. In order to overcome these treatment pitfalls, novel solutions have been developed based on biological tissues. Patches in pericardium, small intestinal submucosa, as well as engineered tissues of myocardium, hear ...[more]