New and Improved: Implications of a Cardiac Support Device Composed of Biodegradable Materials

Brief Summary Kitahara et al present a novel reconfiguration of a biventricular cardiac support device (CSD) with biodegradable materials, introducing the potential for new permutations of CSDs with bioengineered materials which provide mechanical support for infarcted myocardium and double as delivery vehicles for promising cell-based therapies for ischemic heart disease.