The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 3 , Pages 783-784 , March 2009

A potential of autologous pericardium for a sustained-release carrier of vancomycin: A pilot study in vitro

  • Akira Marui, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Keiichi Hirose, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Hisashi Sakaguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Yoshio Arai, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Kazuhiko Doi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Takeda Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
    • ,
  • Masaki Tsukashita, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
    • ,
  • Takeshi Shimamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Tadashi Ikeda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Masashi Komeda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Masashi Komeda, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507 Japan.

Received 9 December 2007 ,Revised 18 January 2008 ,Accepted 4 February 2008.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)00427-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.041

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 3 , Pages 783-784 , March 2009

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