Do adult cardiac myocytes survive and remain excitable during long-term culture on synthetic supports?
These results suggest that adult cardiac myocytes remain viable and excitable during long-term culture on a 3-dimensional Dacron support, which might constitute a new synthetic cardiac tissue.
Our non-randomized study suggests a better trend toward the functional stapled technique, in terms of recurrence rate. These observations need further investigation with randomized controlled trials, to compare the two different anastomotic procedures.