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- Title
Increased infarct wall thickness by a bio-inert material is insufficient to prevent negative left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction.
- Authors
Rane, Aboli A; Chuang, Joyce S; Shah, Amul; Hu, Diane P; Dalton, Nancy D; Gu, Yusu; Peterson, Kirk L; Omens, Jeffrey H; Christman, Karen L
- Abstract
Several injectable materials have been shown to preserve or improve cardiac function as well as prevent or slow left ventricular (LV) remodeling post-myocardial infarction (MI). However, it is unclear as to whether it is the structural support or the bioactivity of these polymers that lead to beneficial effects. Herein, we examine how passive structural enhancement of the LV wall by an increase in wall thickness affects cardiac function post-MI using a bio-inert, non-degradable synthetic polymer in an effort to better understand the mechanisms by which injectable materials affect LV remodeling.
- Publication
PloS one, 2011, Vol 6, Issue 6, pe21571
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0021571