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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:2305
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Invited Commentaries

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Collis Cardiac Surgical Research Laboratory, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI 02903, USA

Invited commentary

This paper by Dr. Shum-Tim and his colleagues is a seminal contribution in the field of bioengineering of cardiovascular tissues. Since Alexis Carrel first demonstrated that blood vessels could be sutured and replaced, the ideal arterial conduit has been sought. After decades of materials, devices, and surfaces research, there is consensus that the ideal replacement vessel needs to be living and constructed with cells that know their job and are comfortable in their environment. This current report represents a significantly different approach than that reported by the Laval University Group (Quebec City) in the FASEB Journal in 1998 [1]. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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