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Recent Advances in Variable‐Stiffness Robotic Systems Enabled by Phase‐Change Materials
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Phase‐change materials (PCMs), such as shape memory alloys, hydrogels, shape memory polymers, liquid crystal elastomers, and low‐melting‐point alloys, are driving advancements in stiffness‐tunable robotic systems across a wide range of applications. This review highlights recent progress in PCM‐enabled robotics, focusing on their underlying mechanisms,
Sukrit Gaira +5 more
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Anticoagulant treatment at a specialized outpatient anticoagulant therapy unit, a descriptive study
Thrombosis Journal, 2005 Background The indications for continuous oral anticoagulant treatment, the target interval and the procedures for withdrawing treatment have changed in the last 10 years.
Carlberg Bo +3 more
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A Case Report of a Mediastinal Fistula with Liver Abscesses as a Complication of Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery [PDF]
, 2017 We report a case of mediastinal fistula with liver abscesses detected by thoracic and abdominal computed tomography as a complication of aortic valve replacement ...
Eduardo Bossone +3 more
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The Quality of Life in Patients With Valve Prosthesis After Undergoing Surgery for Valvular Heart Diseases [PDF]
, 2023 Khalid Al-Ebrahim +9 more
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Toward Wireless Implantable Robotic Systems Driven by Magnetic Field for Personalized Therapy
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Robotic materials are playing an increasingly vital role in enabling sensing and actuation at small scales. This perspective highlights recent advances in magnetic materials and magnetically actuated devices for wireless sensing, actuation, and energy harvesting toward implantable robotic systems for closed‐loop therapy.
Yusheng Wang, Ruijian Ge, Xiaoguang Dong
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Dynamic Echocardiographic Imaging of a Valve-in-Valve Mitral Prosthesis
Case Reports in Radiology, 2022 Dynamic imaging of heart valves and specifically prosthetic valves is a central benefit of echocardiography. Most bioprosthetic heart valves degenerate over a given time and hence require repeat valve replacement which carries a significant risk of ...
Bishoy Wassef +4 more
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Sensors, 2022 Subclinical valve thrombosis in heart valve prostheses is characterized by the progressive reduction in leaflet motion detectable with advanced imaging diagnostics.
Camilla Gironi +5 more
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Improvement of Hemocompatibility in Passive Cardiovascular Implant Devices
Advanced Therapeutics, EarlyView.With the ever‐increasing reliance on cardiovascular devices and implants, minimizing their impact on blood is vital for their continued success. This review investigates the common methods of tackling this challenge through careful selections of material and surface modifications.
Shiyen L. Perera +4 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study develops a biomimetic nanoplatform using erythrocyte membrane‐camouflaged, CD144 antibody‐functionalized nanoparticles to deliver 2‐deoxy‐D‐ribose (2dDR). This system promotes heart valve endothelialization by enhancing endothelial cell migration and proliferation via EGFR activation, while improving hemocompatibility.
Xiang Qiu +11 more
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Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика, 2005 Aim. To assess factors influencing the long-term results of valve prosthetic surgery in heart valve disease. Material and methods. In total, 310 patients with heart valve surgery in anamnesis were examined: 168 females (54%), 142 males (46%); mean age 54.
L. I. Murzabekova, V. A. Orlov
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