Francisco Costa
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
16 Papers
167 Citations
Francisco Costa is an academic researcher from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aortic valve replacement & Ross procedure. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 16 publications.
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Papers
•Journal Article
Histological evaluation of tissue-engineered heart valves implanted in the juvenile sheep model: is there a need for in-vitro seeding?
Pascal M. Dohmen,Francisco Costa,Sergio Yoshi,Sergio Veiga Lopes,Filipe P da Souza,Ricardo Vilani,Antonio F Wouk,Marise da Costa,Wolfgang Konertz +8 more
TL;DR: There appears to be no need for in-vitro autologous endothelial cell seeding of a decellularized valve scaffold in a sheep model of new-generation heart valve developed to improve long-term durability.
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Operação de Ross com homoenxertos valvares decelularizados: resultados de médio prazo
Francisco Costa,Pascal M. Dohmen,Eduardo Discher Vieira,Sergio Veiga Lopes,Claudinei Colatusso,Elaine Welk Lopes Pereira,Camila Naomi Matsuda,Sanderson Cauduro +7 more
TL;DR: There was a tendency towards lesser gradients in the SDS decelularized group after 12 months after Ross Operation, but there were no significant differences when compared to the cryopreserved group.
Characterization of Decellularized Human Pericardium for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Applications
Luciana Cristina Wollmann,Paula Hansen Suss,Joao Gabriel R. Mendonça,César Augusto Oleinik Luzia,Andressa V. Schittini,George Willian Xavier da Rosa,Francisco Costa,Felipe Francisco Tuon +7 more
TL;DR: Evaluated the effectiveness of cell removal, maintenance of extracellular matrix properties and mechanical integrity of decellularized human pericardium using a low concentration solution of sodium dodecyl sulfate and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid found no significant difference.
Decellularized Versus Standard Pulmonary Allografts in the Ross Procedure: Propensity-Matched Analysis
Francisco Costa,Jonathan R.G. Etnel,EI Charitos,Hans-Hinrich Sievers,Ulrich Stierle,Daniele de Fátima Fornazari,Johanna J.M. Takkenberg,Ad J.J.C. Bogers,M. Mostafa Mokhles +8 more
TL;DR: Up to 5 years of follow-up, DA and SCA used for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in the Ross procedure are associated with comparably excellent clinical and hemodynamic outcome.
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