Epicardial delivery of autologous atrial appendage micrografts during coronary artery bypass surgery—safety and feasibility study

Epicardial delivery of autologous atrial appendage micrografts during coronary artery bypass surgery—safety and feasibility study

Abstract Background The atrial appendages are a tissue reservoir for cardiac stem cells. During on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, part of the right atrial appendage can be excised upon insertion of the right atrial cannula of the heart-lung machine. In the operating room, the remo...

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Main Authors: Annu Nummi, Tuomo Nieminen, Tommi Pätilä, Milla Lampinen, Miia L. Lehtinen, Sari Kivistö, Miia Holmström, Erika Wilkman, Kari Teittinen, Mika Laine, Juha Sinisalo, Markku Kupari, Esko Kankuri, Tatu Juvonen, Antti Vento, Raili Suojaranta, Ari Harjula, The AADC consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Autologous micrografts
Heart failure
Coronary artery bypass surgery
Cell therapy
Atrial appendage
Epicardial cell delivery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-017-0217-9

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