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A chronological history of heart valve prostheses to offer perspectives of their limitations

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Prosthetic heart valves (PHV) have been studied for around 70 years. They are the best alternative to save the life of patients with cardiac valve diseases. However, current PHVs may still cause significant disadvantages to patients.
Raquel Ahnert Aguiar Evangelista, Ana Luiza Resende Pires, Breno Valentim Nogueira, Breno Valentim Nogueira   +3 more
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Three-dimensional echocardiography in valve disease

Heart International, 2009
This review covers the role of three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography in the diagnosis of heart valve disease. Several factors have contributed to the evolution of this technique, which is currently a simple and routine method: rapid evolution in probe ...
Cesare Fiorentini, Marina Alimento, Mauro Pepi, Gloria Tamborini, Chiara Colombo   +4 more
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Prevalence of disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England [PDF]

, 2015
Concerns have been raised over breed-related health issues in purebred dogs, but reliable prevalence estimates for disorders within specific breeds are sparse.
Brodbelt, D C, Church, D B, McGreevy, P D, O'Neill, D G, Summers, J F, Thomson, P C   +5 more
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Health-Related Quality of Life after Valve Replacement Surgery

Journal of Client-centered Nursing Care, 2015
Background: Heart valve disease gradually increases the pressure in the heart chambers and impairs heart pumping. It influences on quality of life due to low output, disability, fear, amnesia, anxiety, and depression.
Parviz Namazi, Seyed Saeed Hosseni, Noordin Mohammadi   +2 more
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Altered Hemodynamics in the Embryonic Heart Affects Outflow Valve Development

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2015
Cardiac valve structure and function are primarily determined during early development. Consequently, abnormally-formed heart valves are the most common type of congenital heart defects.
Vinal Menon, John F. Eberth, Richard L. Goodwin, Jay D. Potts   +3 more
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Natural biomaterials in the management of the aortic valve pathology. Biomedical and clinical aspects: A review

Biomolecules & Biomedicine
Heart valve diseases are a prevalent cardiovascular pathology worldwide, affecting nearly 2.5% of the population. Degenerative aortic stenosis is the most common form of heart valve disease.
Igor Mokryk, Illia Nechai, Christoph Schmitz, Ihor Stetsyuk, Oleksandr Talalaiev, Borys Todurov   +5 more
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A coupled mitral valve -- left ventricle model with fluid-structure interaction

, 2017
Understanding the interaction between the valves and walls of the heart is important in assessing and subsequently treating heart dysfunction. With advancements in cardiac imaging, nonlinear mechanics and computational techniques, it is now possible to ...
Brown, André EX, Ch'ng, Quee-Lim, Currie, Michael, Grundy, Laura J, Hokanson, Jim, Javer, Avelino, Kerr, Rex, Lee, Chee Wai, Li, Chris, Li, Kezhi, Schafer, William R, Yemini, Eviatar   +11 more
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Aetiology of sudden cardiac death in sport: a histopathologist's perspective. [PDF]

, 2012
In the UK, when a young person dies suddenly, the coroner is responsible for establishing the cause of death. They will ask a consultant pathologist to carry out an autopsy in order to ascertain when, where and how that person died.
Sheppard, MN
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Ethnical variations in the incidence of congenital heart defects in Gorgan, Northern Iran: A single-center study [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly in newborns. This study was performed to determine the live birth incidence of CHD by ethnicity and sex in Gorgan, Northern Iran.
Golalipour, M.J., Nikyar, A., Nikyar, B., Qorbani, M., Sedehi, M.   +4 more
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Atrioventricular canal defect and genetic syndromes: the unifying role of sonic hedgehog [PDF]

, 2019
The atrioventricular canal defect (AVCD) is a congenital heart defect (CHD) frequently associated with extracardiac anomalies (75%). Previous observations from a personal series of patients with AVCD and "polydactyly syndromes" showed that the distinct ...
Baban, A, Calcagni, G, Dallapiccola, B, De Luca, A, Dentici, M L, Digilio, M C, Marino, B, Pugnaloni, F, Tartaglia, M, Versacci, P   +9 more
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