The fluid shear stress environment of the normal and congenital bicuspid aortic valve and the implications on valve calcification
Calcific aortic valve disease is highly prevalent, especially in the elderly. Currently, the exact mechanism of the calcification process is not completely understood, limiting our ability to prevent or cure the disease. Ex vivo investigations, however, have provided evidence that the aortic valve&#...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45742 |