Distortion of the stentless porcine valve induces accelerated leaflet fibrosis and calcification in juvenile sheep

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-41

  Van Nooten, Guido ^a,c   Ozaki, Shygeyuki ^b   Herijgers, Paul ^b   Segers, Patrick ^a   Verdonck, Pascal ^a   Flameng, Wim ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CALCIFICATION; FIBROSIS; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEEP; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CALCINOSIS; FIBROSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VALVES; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SHEEP;

EID: 0033027393     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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