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Original Articles: Adult Cardiac

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Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Minatojima 1-3-6, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-8530 Japan

(Email: hmatsuda@huhs.ac.jp).

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This report by Sato and colleagues [1] proposes a novel approach to prevent artificial graft infection using biomaterial containing basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF), which enhances angiogenetic reactions of surrounding tissue. The material is "bio-gel" composed of gelatin-microsphere containing human recombinant b-FGF and used as a wrapping for the graft. The results demonstrate . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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