Use of extracellular matrix patches in cardiac surgery

Tomas Holubec; Etem Caliskan; Simon H Sündermann; Christoph T Starck; André Plass; Dominique Bettex; Volkmar Falk; Francesco Maisano

doi:10.1111/jocs.12494

Use of extracellular matrix patches in cardiac surgery

J Card Surg. 2015 Feb;30(2):145-8. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12494. Epub 2014 Dec 23.

Authors

Tomas Holubec¹, Etem Caliskan, Simon H Sündermann, Christoph T Starck, André Plass, Dominique Bettex, Volkmar Falk, Francesco Maisano

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 25533356
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12494

Abstract

A noncellular xenogeneic extracellular matrix derived from the porcine small intestinal submucosa can be used as a new patch material with potential advantages. We review the literature on the use of this material in cardiac surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

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Animals
Bioprosthesis*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Extracellular Matrix / transplantation*
Female
Heart Ventricles / surgery
Heterografts*
Humans
Intestinal Mucosa / transplantation*
Intestine, Small / transplantation*
Myocardial Infarction / surgery
Swine