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Thickening of the infarcted wall by collagen injection improves left ventricular function in rats: a novel approach to preserve

Authors: Wangde Dai|||Loren E Wold|||Joan S Dow|||Robert A Kloner

Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Publication Type: Journal Article

Date: 2005

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.056

ID: 16098441

Affiliations:

Affiliations

    The Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90017, USA.|||||||||

Abstract

We determined whether collagen implantation could thicken the infarcted left ventricular (LV) wall and improve LV function.

Chemical List

    Collagen