The Use of Extracellular Matrix Patches in Cardiac Surgery. Issue 2 (23rd December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Holubec, Tomas; Caliskan, Etem; Sündermann, Simon H.; Starck, Christoph T.; Plass, André; Bettex, Dominique; Falk, Volkmar; Maisano, Francesco
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 30:Issue 2(2015:Feb.)
• Page Start: 145
• Page End: 148
• Publication Date: 2014-12-23
• Subjects: Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12494
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>A<sc>BSTRACT</sc></title> <sec id="jocs12494-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>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. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12494 <italic>(J Card Surg 2015;30:145–148)</italic></p> </sec> </abstract>