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Review
. 2015 Feb;30(2):145-8.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.12494. Epub 2014 Dec 23.

Use of extracellular matrix patches in cardiac surgery

Tomas Holubec  1 , Etem Caliskan, Simon H Sündermann, Christoph T Starck, André Plass, Dominique Bettex, Volkmar Falk, Francesco Maisano
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Review

Use of extracellular matrix patches in cardiac surgery

Tomas Holubec et al. J Card Surg. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

A noncellular xenogeneic extracellular matrix derived from the porcine small intestinal submucosa can be used as a new patch material with potential advantages. We review the literature on the use of this material in cardiac surgery.

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