Porcine aortic valve bioprostheses: A morphologic comparison of the effects of fixation pressure

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 773-787

  Hilbert, Stephen L ^a   Barrick, Mary K ^a   Ferrans, Victor J ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS--TISSUE; COLLAGEN; PROTEINS;

CARDIAC VALVE SUBSTITUTES; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PORCINE AORTIC VALVE BIOPROSTHESES;

PROSTHETICS;

ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; SWINE;

ANIMAL; AORTIC VALVE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPROSTHESIS; COLLAGEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; PRESSURE; SWINE;

EID: 0025449517     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 10974636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820240611     Document Type: Article

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