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International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2014 Heart valve replacements improve symptoms and life expectancy but may have potential problems. Biological replacements have limited durability but do not require anticoagulation and are usually used for the relatively elderly. Mechanical valves have a virtually zero primary failure rate but require anticoagulation and are usually used for the ...
Bernard J. Gersh +2 more
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Development of methods for the tissue engineering of cardiac valves using mesenchymal stem cells [PDF]
, 2004 Cardiac valve replacement is the second most common heart operation in the Western World. Valve replacements currently available are poorly adapted for use in young patients who typically require multiple re-operations as they grow, resulting in ...
Knight, Richard Lewis
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Structure-function relationships in the aortic valve [PDF]
, 2012 PhDGlobally, heart valve dysfunction constitutes a large portion of the cardiovascular disease load, causing high rates of mortality in European and industrialized countries.
Anssari-Benam, Afshin
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Design and Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering of Human Heart Valves [PDF]
, 2008 We developed a new fabrication technique for 3-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering of human heart valve tissue. A human aortic homograft was scanned with an X-ray computer tomograph.
Schaefermeier, P. K. +18 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2017 Background We aimed to compare the outcomes of mitral valve repair with flexible band (FB) versus complete semirigid ring (SR) in degenerative mitral valve disease patients.
Alexandr V. Bogachev-Prokophiev +5 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Carcinoid heart disease is a rare condition that occurs in less than half of patients with carcinoid syndrome. The disease mainly affects right‐sided heart valves; however, in 5%–10%, it can also involve left‐sided valves.
Shirin Habibi Khorasani +6 more
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Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Setting of Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement Therapy
Applied Mechanics, 2023 The management of an intracranial hemorrhage in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy presents a significant challenge for medical professionals. Anticoagulant treatment is intended to prevent blood clotting, but it can worsen active brain bleeds ...
Sahar Khan, Faiz Syed, Milan Toma
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Materials Today Bio, 2022 With the aging of the population in worldwide, valvular heart disease has become one of the most prominent life-threatening diseases in human health, and heart valve replacement surgery is one of the therapeutic methods for valvular heart disease ...
Qi Tong +6 more
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Prevalence and Evolution of Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging Lesions in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves. [PDF]
, 2019 Background In patients with mechanical heart valves, cerebral susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) lesions on magnetic resonance imaging, postulated to be caused by degenerative metallic abrasion, are frequently referred to as valve abrasion. It remains
Arnold, Marcel +12 more
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Materials and manufacturing perspectives in engineering heart valves: a review
Materials Today Bio, 2020 Valvular heart diseases (VHD) are a major health burden, affecting millions of people worldwide. The treatments for such diseases rely on medicine, valve repair, and artificial heart valves including mechanical and bioprosthetic valves.
F. Oveissi +4 more
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