Preliminary Analysis of an Internal Annuloplasty Ring for the Aortic Valve
Among the four valves of the heart, the aortic valve (AV) is frequently affected by disease. When progressive dilatation of the valve produces a leak when the valve should close (regurgitation), repair may be possible. AV repair is a desirable option because, contrary to AV replace-ment using a pros...
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36142 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20422 |