Implications for leaflet behaviour in heavily calcified patient-specific aortic roots : simulation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation
As life expectancy increases, there are more and more cases of age-related disease presenting to medical attention. Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common age-related heart condition in which there is a thickening and distortion of the valve leaflets together with calcium deposition in the aortic root and...
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University of Southampton
2015
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Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.690199 |