Open AccessMYOCARDIAL REGENERATION AFTER IMPLANTATION OF PORCINE SMALL INTESTINAL SUBMUCOSA IN THE LEFT VENTRICLE
Author(s) -
Cassiana Maria Garcez Ramos,
Júlio César Francisco,
Márcia Olandoski,
Katherine Athayde Teixeira de Carvalho,
Ricardo Cunha,
Bruna Olandoski Erbano,
José Rocha Faria-Neto,
Luiz César Guarita Souza
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.324
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1678-9741
pISSN - 0102-7638
DOI - 10.5935/1678-9741.20140070
Subject(s) - ventriculotomy , medicine , ventricle , h&e stain , ejection fraction , myocardial infarction , cardiology , regeneration (biology) , cardiac function curve , immunohistochemistry , heart failure , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Most cardiomyocytes do not regenerate after myocardial infarction. Porcine small intestinal submucosa has been shown to be effective in tissue repair.