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Figure 1. Intra-operative implant of cardiac patch in mini-swine one month after myocardial infarction. A: the patch is picked up by surgeon (KF) in the operating room; B: easily handled by surgeons prior to implantation; C: implanted in mini-swine through a mini median sternotomy; D: close up view of the patch successfully implanted on the heart