Development of an experimental setup for the in vitro investigation of mitral valve repair devices

Mitral regurgitation (MR) occurs with a prevalence of approximately 10 % in patients aged 75 years or older and therefore is one of the most frequent indications for heart valve surgery. During the last decade surgical mitral valve repair (MVR) procedures emerged as the gold standard for the treatme...

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Main Authors: Ott Robert, Kaule Sebastian, Großmann Swen, Pfensig Sylvia, Stiehm Michael, Schmitz Klaus-Peter, Siewert Stefan, Öner Alper, Grabow Niels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2019-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2019-0126