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Review article: Tissue engineering of semilunar heart valves: current status and future developments.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15086267     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Heart valve replacement represents the most common surgical therapy for end-stage valvular heart diseases. One major drawback that all heart valve replacements have in common is the lack of growth, repair, and remodeling capability once implanted into the body. The emerging field of tissue engineering is focusing on the in-vitro generation of functional, living semilunar heart valve replacements. This review presents a state-of-the-art overview of the physiological and biomechanical requirements of semilunar heart valves, focusing on the aortic valve. Moreover, recent heart valve tissue engineering is summarized and future options and improvements on the way towards clinical applications are discussed.
Authors:
Anita Mol; Carlijn V C Bouten; Frank P T Baaijens; Gregor Zünd; Marko I Turina; Simon P Hoerstrup
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of heart valve disease     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0966-8519     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Heart Valve Dis.     Publication Date:  2004 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-04-16     Completed Date:  2004-11-06     Revised Date:  2006-05-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9312096     Medline TA:  J Heart Valve Dis     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  272-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University Hospital Zurich, Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Zurich, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aortic Valve / pathology,  surgery
Bioprosthesis / trends
Forecasting
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis / trends*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / trends
Humans
Prosthesis Design / trends
Tissue Engineering / trends*

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