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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:64
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Dörthe Schmidt, MD, Simon P. Hoerstrup, MD, PhD

Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, Zurich, CH 8032 Switzerland

(Email: doerthe.schmidt@chi.usz.ch; simon_philipp.hoerstrup@chi.usz.ch).

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The article by Yang and colleagues [1] describes another important attempt to overcome the limitations of currently available prosthetic materials. Using tissue engineering technologies, the in vitro fabrication of living human cardiovascular patches for future applications in cardiovascular surgery is demonstrated. Tissue engineering represents a novel experimental approach to create autologous, living replacements with the potential to grow, regenerate, and remodel. In particular the pediatric patients with congenital defects would greatly benefit from growing replacement materials by . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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