Reduced Leaflet Stress in the Stentless Quadrileaflet Mitral Valve: A Finite Element Model

BACKGROUND: Failure of bioprosthetics is usually caused by calcification of the leaflets as a consequence of high tensile stresses. The stentless valve resembles native mitral valve anatomy, has a flexible leaflet attachment and a suspension at the papillary muscles, and preserves annuloventricular...

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Autores principales: Wang, Jian-Gang, Kuai, Xing-Cheng, Ren, Bi-Qiao, Gong, Guang-Fu, Zhou, Xin-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23844060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067683