The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 408-416.e1 , August 2010

Pioglitazone preserves vein graft integrity in a rat aortic interposition model

  • Zhi Chen, MD
    • ,
  • Tomomi Hasegawa, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Akiko Tanaka, MD
    • ,
  • Yutaka Okita, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Kenji Okada, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Kenji Okada, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.

Received 2 September 2009 ,Revised 10 November 2009 ,Accepted 27 November 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

 Supported by the Japan Heart Foundation Research Grant.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01628-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.067

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 408-416.e1 , August 2010

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