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Regeneration Of The Ventricular Endocardium Within Acellular Whole Rabbit Hearts Using A Layer-By-Layer Seeding Method, Clayton Lewis Compton
Regeneration Of The Ventricular Endocardium Within Acellular Whole Rabbit Hearts Using A Layer-By-Layer Seeding Method, Clayton Lewis Compton
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In the United States, 1 out of every 9 death certificates in 2013 referenced heart failure.1 Despite the outstanding need of treatment options for heart failure, heart transplantation remains the optimal treatment method. However, there is a severe shortage of donor hearts available for transplantation.2 Other available treatment options are not ideal because they do not fully restore function and are associated with creating other complications.3 Thus, there is a need for developing a living tissue engineered whole heart for transplantation to provide an alternative option for patients on the waitlist to receive a donor heart.
Our solution is to …