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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2019-09-01
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Series: | Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2019-0126 |