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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;129:696
© 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

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Vascular endothelial growth factor before cells

Todd K. Rosengart, MD, Edgar G. Chedrawy, MD, Gerald Patejunas, PhD, Mauricio Retuarto, BS

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Evanston Hospital, Evanston IL 60201

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To the Editor:

In a recent article by Chachques and associates,1 the authors compared locally delivered vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) administration versus isolated or combined delivery of skeletal myoblasts and VEGF in an ovine model of myocardial infarction. The investigators demonstrated decreased left ventricular dilation and improved contractility (regional fractional area change) . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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