Age-Dependent Changes in Geometry, Tissue Composition and Mechanical Properties of Fetal to Adult Cryopreserved Human Heart Valves.

There is limited information about age-specific structural and functional properties of human heart valves, while this information is key to the development and evaluation of living valve replacements for pediatric and adolescent patients. Here, we present an extended data set of structure-function...

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Main Authors: Daphne van Geemen, Ana L F Soares, Pim J A Oomen, Anita Driessen-Mol, Marloes W J T Janssen-van den Broek, Antoon J van den Bogaerdt, Ad J J C Bogers, Marie-José T H Goumans, Frank P T Baaijens, Carlijn V C Bouten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4750936?pdf=render