Microstructural alterations owing to handling of bovine pericardium to manufacture bioprosthetic heart valves: A potential risk for cusp dehiscence

Autor: Mao, J., Wang, Y., Philippe, E., Cianciulli, T., Vesely, I., How, D., Bourget, J.-M., Germain, L., Zhang, Z., Guidoin, R.
Zdroj: Morphologie; June 2017, Vol. 101 Issue: 333 p77-87, 11p
Abstrakt: Cross-linking and anti-calcification of prosthetic heart valves have been continuously improved to prevent degeneration and calcification. However, non-calcific structural deteriorations such as cuspal dehiscences along the stent still require further analysis.
Databáze: Supplemental Index