Developing the Tissue Engineered Heart Valve – a Descriptive Hemodynamic and Ultrasound in Vitro Characterization Study of Heart Valves in a Bioreactor [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Cardiology, 2021 The inherent limitations of current heart valve substitutes create the premise for the Tissue Engineered Heart Valve (TEHV), considered the perfect substitute. We aimed to compare in vitro hemodynamic performances of our TEHV, the conventional prosthetic
Ionela MOVILEANU +13 more
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Comparative study of wall shear stress at the ascending aorta for different mechanical heart valve prostheses [PDF]
, 2019 An experimental study is reported which investigates the wall shear stress (WSS) distribution in a transparent model of the human aorta comparing a bileaflet mechanical heart valve (BMHV) with a trileaflet mechanical heart valve (TMHV) in physiological ...
Bruecker, C., Li, Q.
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Echocardiographic assessment of heart valve prostheses
Journal of Cardiovascular Echography, 2014 Patients submitted to valve replacement with mechanical or biological prosthesis, may present symptoms related either to valvular malfunction or ventricular dysfunction from other causes. Because a clinical examination is not sufficient to evaluate a prosthetic valve, several diagnostic methods have been proposed to assess the functional status of a ...
Luigi Ascione +4 more
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Guided Tissue Regeneration in Heart Valve Replacement: From Preclinical Research to First-in-Human Trials [PDF]
, 2015 Heart valve tissue-guided regeneration aims to offer a functional and viable alternative to current prosthetic replacements. Not requiring previous cell seeding and conditioning in bioreactors, such exceptional tissue engineering approach is a very ...
Gerosa, Gino, Iop, Laura
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How rare is isolated rheumatic tricuspid valve disease? [PDF]
, 2020 The incidence of rheumatic fever (RF) has markedly decreased in Europe since the beginning of the 20th century due to improved living conditions, early antibiotic therapy in streptococcal pharyngitis, and changes in serotypes of circulating streptococci.
Florescu, Cristina +4 more
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Anticoagulation During Pregnancy with a Mechanical Pulmonary Valve: Patient and Medical Perspective
Cardiology and Therapy, 2022 This article discusses the challenges of supporting a successful pregnancy in a woman with multiple prosthetic heart valves and a complicated cardiac history, from both the patient and provider perspective.
Lauren Ledingham +2 more
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Infection in prosthetic material [PDF]
, 2015 Surgical site infection (SSI) occurs when a wound created as part of a surgical procedure becomes infected. SSI is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections and occurs in approximately 5% of patients undergoing a surgical procedure. SSI may
Chetter, Ian, Smith, George
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Anticoagulation in pregnant women with mechanical heart valve prostheses [PDF]
Heart, 1999 To evaluate the outcome of pregnancy in women with mechanical heart valve prostheses in relation to the anticoagulant treatment used in the first trimester and the incidence of thrombotic and bleeding complications.92 pregnancies in 59 women were followed between 1986 and 1997. In 31 pregnancies, oral anticoagulants were discontinued when pregnancy was
M. A. Lazzari +3 more
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Bridging aortic valve surgery to 21st century. what can a surgeon do [PDF]
, 2019 Aortic valve stenosis is the most clinically relevant valvular heart disease in the elderlies. Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) represented, for decades, the standard of care for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis.
Barretta, Antonio +13 more
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Surgical techniques for aortic valve xenotransplantation
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021 Background Heart valve replacement in neonates and infants is one of the remaining unsolved problems in cardiac surgery because conventional valve prostheses do not grow with the children.
Jennie H. Kwon +6 more
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