Mitral valve force balance: a quantitative assessment of annular and subvalvular forces

In vitro and in vivo models were proposed to evaluate the effects of ischemic mitral regurgitation and surgical repair on the function and mechanics of the heart’s mitral valve. In specific aim 1, a novel transducer was developed to measure the radially directed forces that may act on devices implan...

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Main Author: Siefert, Andrew William
Other Authors: Yoganathan, Ajit P.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53434