Histological assessment of a novel restorative coronary artery bypass graft in a chronic ovine model
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Authors
- Richard W. Bianco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1294-1599)
- Martijn Cox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4165-7207)
- Bart Meuris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-293X)
- Yu Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6878-1243)
- Patrick W. Serruys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9636-1104)
- Renu Virmani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1879-0015)
- Biniyam Abebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3025-5648)
- M. Al Kurdi
- Yoshinobu Onuma
- Matthew Kutnya
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- CVPath Institute (US)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Published
- 2025-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1488794
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.03