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Cardiac Rehabilitation by Pulmonary Artery Banding after Induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Pilot Study on a Rodent Model

Domenico Crea¹, Arben Dedja¹, Matteo Ponzoni^1,2, Stefania Rizzo³, Alberto Cipriani⁴, Riccardo Bariani⁴, Kalliopi Pilichou³, Maria Bueno Marinas³, Danila Azzolina⁵, Massimo A. Padalino^1,6,*

1 Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, 35128, Italy
2 Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Sick Children’s Hospital, Toronto, ON M5G 1E8, Canada
3 Cardiovascular Pathology, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, 35128, Italy
4 Cardiology Clinic, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, 35128, Italy
5 Department of Environmental and Preventive Science, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, 44121, Italy
6 Department Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Jonian Area, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, 70124, Italy

* Corresponding Author: Massimo A. Padalino. Email: