Effects of Mechanical Forces on the Biological Properties of Porcine Aortic Valve Leaflets
Cardiac valves are dynamic, sophisticated structures which interact closely with the surrounding hemodynamic environment. Altered mechanical stresses, including pressure, shear and bending stresses, are believed to cause changes in valve biology, but the cellular and molecular events involved in the...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2005
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/6828 |