Aortic valve mechanobiology - the effect of cyclic stretch
Aortic valve disease is among the third most common cardiovascular disease worldwide, and is also a strong predictor for other cardiac related deaths. Altered mechanical forces are believed to cause changes in aortic valve biosynthetic activity, eventually leading to valve disease, however little is...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39486 |