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Novel Method to Enhance Sternal Healing After Harvesting Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries With Use of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor

Atsushi Iwakura, Yasuhiko Tabata, Mariko Miyao, Makoto Ozeki, Nobushige Tamura, Akio Ikai, Kazunobu Nishimura, Tatsuo Nakamura, Yuuki Shimizu, Masatoshi Fujita,

Circulation · 2000 · 44 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

The results suggest that use of the bFGF sheet offset the sternal ischemia and accelerated sternal healing. This method may help to decrease sternal necrosis in high-risk patients or allow extended use of BITAs in coronary bypass surgery.

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Major Sternal Wound Infection after Open-Heart Surgery: A Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors in 2,579 Consecutive Operative Procedures

Gianmaria Ottino, Ruggero De Paulis, Stefano Pansini et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1987 · 379 citations · Full text

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Biodegradation of Hydrogel Carrier Incorporating Fibroblast Growth Factor

Yasuhiko Tabata, Atsuhiro Nagano, Yoshito Ikada · Tissue Engineering · 1999 · 278 citations

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Bone regeneration by basic fibroblast growth factor complexed with biodegradable hydrogels

Yasuhiko Tabata, Keisuke YAMADA, Susumu Miyamoto et al. · Biomaterials · 1998 · 210 citations

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Bilateral internal mammary artery grafting: midterm results of pedicled versus skeletonized conduits

Antonio M. Calafiore, Giuseppe Vitolla, Angela L. Iacò et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1999 · 198 citations

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