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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:1801-1802
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Helmut Gulbins, MD, Anita Pritisanac, MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, Steinhövelstr 9, Ulm, 89070 Germany

(Email: helmut.gulbins@medizin.uni-ulm.de; anita.pritisanac@medizin.uni-ulm.de).

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In their well-written article, the authors [1] describe the in-vivo re-endothelialization of decellularized tissue in a dog-model. The re-population of the implanted tissue was improved by introducing fibronectin-hepatocyte growth factor into the scaffold. The lack of endothelialization of foreign surfaces in humans is surely one of the most important issues of all biomaterials with direct blood contact. Whereas several animals, dogs included, still possess the ability to . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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