The heterogeneous biomechanics and mechanobiology of the mitral valve: Implications for tissue engineering

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-120

  Grande Allen, K Jane ^a   Liao, Jun ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Chordae tendineae; Collagen; Congenital heart disease; Elastic modulus; Extracellular matrix; Glycosaminoglycans; Leaflets; Material behavior; Mechanobiology; Mitral regurgitation; Smooth muscle alpha actin; Tissue engineering; Valvular endothelial cells; Valvular interstitial cells

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; PROTEOGLYCAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 2;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHORDA TENDINEA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SIZE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THICKNESS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REPAIR; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; ELASTIC MODULUS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 79955853727     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-010-0161-2     Document Type: Article

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