Abstract
UBS and SIS were used as a scaffold for the repair of the right ventricular free wall and right ventricular outflow tract in a porcine animal model. Surgically-created, full-thickness defects in the right ventricle, were repaired with a single layer sheet of UBS or SIS. Animals were sacrificed at periods of time ranging from 6 weeks to 5 months post surgery. In vitro contractility tests showed that the remodeled tissue could generate contractile forces up to 70% of that produced by native myocardium.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S-119 |
Journal | Annals of Biomedical Engineering |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
State | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2000 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society - Washington, WA, USA Duration: 12 Oct 2000 → 14 Oct 2000 |