Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 142, Issue 2 , Pages 263-267 , October 2007

Beating and Arrested Intramyocardial Injections Are Associated with Significant Mechanical Loss: Implications for Cardiac Cell Transplantation

  • Wes Hudson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
    • Wes Hudson and Dorian deFreitas contributed equally to this work.
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  • Maria C. Collins, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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  • Dorian deFreitas, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
    • Wes Hudson and Dorian deFreitas contributed equally to this work.
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  • You S. Sun, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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  • Barbara Muller-Borer, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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  • Alan P. Kypson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Boulevard, LSB-Room 177, Greenville, NC 27834.

Received 8 January 2007

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PII: S0022-4804(07)00170-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.03.021

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 142, Issue 2 , Pages 263-267 , October 2007