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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:2163. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.021
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Decellularization of Xenogenic Biologic Tissue

Pascal Maria Dohmen, MD, PhD, Wolfgang Konertz, MD, PhD

Charite, Medical University Berlin, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Luisenstrasse 13, D-10117 Berlin, Germany

(Email: pascal.dohmen@charite.de).

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To the Editor:

We were interested in the article by Ota and colleagues [1] in which they reported "a novel method of decellularization of porcine heart valves using polyethylene glycol and gamma irradiation." The demonstrations were excellent, but we would like to comment on some other issues.

The authors' conclusion that decellularization of xenogenic implants has only poor results and outcomes remains controversial. The authors referred . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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