Article
Age-Dependent Changes in Geometry, Tissue Composition and Mechanical Properties of Fetal to Adult Cryopreserved Human Heart Valves.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
van Geemen Daphne, Soares Ana L F, Oomen Pim J A, Driessen-Mol Anita, Janssen-van den Broek Marloes W J T, van den Bogaerdt Antoon J, Bogers Ad J J C, Goumans Marie-José T H, Baaijens Frank P T, Bouten Carlijn V C
Abstract excerpt
There is limited information about age-specific structural and functional properties of human heart valves, while this information is key to the development and evaluation of living valve replacements for pediatric and adolescent patients. Here, we present an extended data set of structure-function properties of cryopreserved human pulmonary and aortic heart valves, providing age-specific information for living...
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