Initial Pediatric Cardiac Experience With Decellularized Allograft Patches Gary K. Lofland, MD, James E. O'Brien, MD, Kimberly L. Gandy, MD, PhD, Pam A. Dennis, BSN, MHA, Jennifer A. Marshall, MPH, RN, Rebecca K. Mastbergen, MS, Richard A. Hopkins, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 93, Issue 3, Pages 968-971 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.039 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Biopsy of the middle area of a thin patch at staged repair 169 days after initial pulmonary artery augmentation. Note the pseudointima on luminal side and early recellularization progressing inward. The latter suggest potential for revitalization of the tissue with autologous cells (hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification ×200). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 968-971DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.039) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions