Gene Changes In Early Stage Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease
Greg R. Markby¹, Kim M. Summers¹, Vicky MacRae¹, Brendan M. Corcoran².
¹The Roslin institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, ²The Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Aortic Root Morphology influences Sinus Washout Efficiency
Bernhard Vennemann¹, David Hasler², Silje E. Jahren², Dominik Obrist², Thomas Rösgen¹.
¹Institute of Fluid Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²ARTORG Center, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Cadherin-11 Overexpression Induces Calcification In Mature Aortic Valves: A Novel Model For Calcific Aortic Stenosis
Derek Sung, Caitlin Bowen, Kiran Vaidya, Matthew Donnelly, Nikita Ciapurin, Andrew Recknagel, Jonathan Butcher.
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

Comparison of Fibrous Tissue Growth in Bioprosthetic Heart Valves in Chronic Sheep Models
Tara J. Tod¹, Rachel Gohres¹, Mohammed Torky², Bart Meuris².
¹Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA, ²University Hospitals Leuven, Cardiac Surgery, Leuven, Belgium.

Pulmonary Homografts In Children - Expanding The Donor Pool By Extending Post Mortem Harvest Times
Francis E. Smit, 1¹, Johannes J. van den Heever, 1¹, Dreyer Bester, 1¹, Lezelle Botes, 2², Susan Vosloo, 1¹, Pascal Dohmen, 1¹.
¹University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, ²Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Opening Pattern Of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Influences Hemodynamics Of The Aorta And Wall Shear Stress: A Left Ventricle-aortic valve-aorta Computational Model Study
Koichi Sughimoto¹, Takashi Fujiwara², Alex J. Barker³, Shinzo Torii¹, Tadashi Kitamura¹, Mamika Motokawa¹, Yurie Miyata¹, Kagami Miyaji¹, Hao Liu⁴.
¹Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan, ²Chiba Univertisy, Chiba, Japan, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA, ⁴Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.

Differential Expression of MicroRNAs in Aortic Valves during LVAD-Support
Jan Willem van Rijswijk¹, Laura L. van Haren², Joyce van Kuik³, Manon M.H. Huibers³, Roel A. de Weger³, Jolanda Kluin².
¹Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Cardiothoracic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Pathology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Effects of Transcatheter Heart Valve Oversizing Left Ventricular Outflow on Valve Leaflet Bending Stress Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With The Corevalve: an In-vitro Study
Viktória Stanová¹, Anne-Sophie Zenses², Régis Rieu³, Lionel Thollon⁴, Lyes Kadem⁵, Morgane Evin⁴, Philippe Pibarot⁶.
¹Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ISM, Inst Movement Sci, GIBoc, Marseille, France, Aix Marseille Univ, IFSTTAR, LBA, Marseille, France, ²Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec, Canada, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ISM, Inst Movement Sci, GIBoc, Marseille, France, ³Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ISM, Inst Movement Sci, GIBoc, Marseille Cedex 09, France, ⁴Aix Marseille Univ, IFSTTAR, LBA, Marseille, France, ⁵Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada.

TGFb Pathway Abnormalities Cause Metabolic Dysregulation During Valve Disease
Varun K. Krishnamurthy, Matthew C. Sapp, Andrew J. Stout, K. Jane Grande-Allen.
Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.

Serum from Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Patients Reveals Links to Valvular Interstitial Cell Activation
Brian A. Aguado¹, Katherine B. Schuetze², Joseph C. Grim¹, Timothy A. McKinsey², Kristi S. Anseth¹.
¹University of Colorado - Boulder, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boulder, CO, USA, ²University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.

How Aortic Valve Design affects Blood Flow in the Ascending Aorta
David Hasler¹, Bernhard Vennemann², Silje E. Jahren¹, Bernhard Winkler³, Thierry Carrel³, Dominik Obrist¹.
¹ARTORG Center, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ²Institute of Fluid Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Multi-resolution Models of the Mitral Valve Leaflets for High-fidelity Image-based Simulations
Amir H. Khalighi¹, Andrew Drach¹, Robert C. Gorman², Joseph H. Gorman², Michael S. Sacks¹.
¹The University of Texas as Austin, Austin, TX, USA, ²Univeristy of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Mitral Valve Posterior Leaflet Reconstruction using Porcine Extracellular Matrix - An Acute Echocardiography Study
Marcell J. Tjørnild, 1, Søren N. Skov, 1, Leila L. Benhassen, 1, Karen B. Poulsen, 1, Mona Sharghbin, 1, Farhad Waziri, 1, Diana M. Røpcke, 1, Sten L. Nielsen, 1.
Institute of Clinical Medicine and Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Arhus, Denmark.

In Vitro Calcification Testing of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves: A Reference Study
Nicole Kiesendahl, Christoph Schmitz, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Ulrich Steinseifer.
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.

Patient-Specific FSI Modelling of the Left Heart for Pre-Operative Planning of Valve Surgery
Panagiotis Kalozoumis¹, Michele Marino², Christof Huschler¹, Samir Sarikouch¹, Dagmar Hartung¹, Axel Haverich¹, Sotirios Korossis¹.
¹Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ²Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany.

Early Changes In Ice-free Cryopreserved Heart Valve Allografts In a Juvenile Sheep Model
Anna C. Biermann¹, Peggi M. Angel², Connor West², Rick D. Drake², Elizabeth D. Greene³, Lia H. Campbell³, Kelvin GM Brockbank³, Ulrich A. Stock¹.
¹University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ²MUSC, Charleston, SC, USA, ³Tissue Testing Technologies LLC, Charleston, SC, USA.

Assessing The Effects Of Calcification In Bovine Pericardium Used In Heart Valve Prostheses
Bruce P. Murphy, Gerard M. Cooney, John Duffy, Robert Gaul, Alix Whelan, Caitriona Lally, Sam Coffey.
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Comparing The Hemodynamics Of A Re-engineered Poppet Valve To A Bi-leaflet Aorta Valve
Kyle Davis, 1¹, Christiaan J. Jordaan, 1¹, Liezl Thompson-Jooste, 1¹, Lezelle Botes, 2², Robert WM Frater, 3³, Francis E. Smit, 1¹.
¹University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, ²Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa, ³Glycar, Pretoria, South Africa.

Early Structural Deterioration of High Profile Bioprosthetic Valves Is Related to Increased Load Bearing Area Stress
Yaghoub Dabiri, PhD, Janet Ronsky, PhD, Imtiaz Ali, MD, Theresa Kieser, MD Phd, Kishan Narine, MD PhD.
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

The Mortality-risk Associated To E/e’ Values In Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction.
Giovanni Benfari, Clemence Antoine, MD, Wayne L. Miller, MD, PhD, Hector I. Michelena, MD, Vuyisile T. Nkomo, Md, MPH, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, MD.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

Drawing The Mitral Valve
Herbert O. Vetter¹, Robert WM Frater².
¹University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany, ²The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA.

Efficacy vs. Safety; Or Can We have Both? A Focused Study of Devices In the MRI Environment
Robert W. Biederman, MD, Loretta Gevenosky, RN, June Yamrozik, Ronald Williams, Richard Lombardi, Mark Doyle, Ph.D., Moneal Shah, MD, Christopher Bonnet, MD, Huma Samar, MD.
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Accuracy of TOE Annular Measurements In Predicting Size of Aortic Valve Replacements.
Jennifer A. Williams, Ana Lopez Marco, Dheeraj Mehta.
Cardiff University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Is Peripheral Edema a Meaningful Clinical Sign in Valvular Disease? Focus on Patients with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease
Clemence Antoine, Giovanni Benfari, Hector I. Michelena, Vuyisile T. Nkomo, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano.
Mayo Clinic, rochester, MN, USA.

Association Between Bicuspid Aortic Valve Morphotype and Regional Dilatation of the Aortic Root and Trunk
Karam Habchi¹, Elenea Ashikhmina², Mahyar Heydarpour¹, Peter Martin¹, Vanessa Montiero Vieira¹, Jasmine Shahram¹, Eric Isselbacher³, Thoralf Sundt, III³, Prem Shekar¹, Jochen Muehlschlegel¹, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium¹, Simon C. Body¹.
¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

What Is the Learning Curve Associated with Starting a Ross Program in the Current Era in a High-Volume Aortic Center?
Ismail Bouhout, Aly Ghoneim, Nancy Poirier, Raymond Cartier, Philippe Demers, Louis P. Perrault, Ismail El-Hamamsy.
Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Influence of Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes on Progression of Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis - The COFRASA - GENERAC Study
Ariane Testuz¹, Virginia Nguyen², Tiffany Mathieu², Caroline Kerneis², Claire Cimadevilla², Naozumi Kubota², Isabelle Codogno², Sarah Tubiana², Candice Estrellat², Alec Vahanian², David Messika-Zeitoun².
¹Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, ²Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, Paris, France.

Use Of The Medtronic Freestyle Xenograft In A Full Root Technique In Over 950 Patients - A Single Center Experience
Jerry Easo, Harald Eichstaedt, Khaled Alnawaiseh, Albrecht Elsässer, Alexander Weymann, Pascal M.E. Dohmen.
University Hospital Oldenburg, European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.

Early Outcomes for Valve-in-valve TAVR in the Freestyle Stentless Bioprosthesis
Stephane Leung¹, Tyler Beute², William Merhi¹, John Heiser¹.
¹Spectrum Health, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, ²Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.

Operative outcomes for valve sparing aortic root repair and Bentall procedure in Marfan patients: An International Collaboration from John Hopkins and UK data (NICOR)
Mohamad Bashir¹, Amer Harky¹, Benjamin Adams¹, Jeremy Felderhof¹, Trent Magruder², John Yap¹, Victor Tsang¹, Neil Roberts¹, Rakesh Uppal¹, Duke Cameron², Aung Oo³.
¹ Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom,² The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA,³ Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

The Differential Impact and Long-term Effects of Mechanical or Biological Valve Replacements in Medicare Patients on Hemodialysis
Nimesh Desai, Danielle Savino, Fenton McCarthy, Taylor Dibble, Danielle Spragan, Desmond Graves, Keith Dufendach, Peter Groeneveld, Mary A. Siki, Joseph E. Bavaria.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Propensity Matched Outcomes of Stented and Stentless Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Morbid Obesity
Tomasz A. Timek, MD PhD¹, Matthew R. Goehler, BS¹, Jessica L. Parker, MS¹, Olivia Hulme, BS², Benjamin Himelhoch, BS², Charles L. Willekes, MD¹, Edward T. Murphy, MD¹, Theodore Boeve, MD¹, John C. Heiser, MD¹.
¹Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, ²Michigan State College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.

Intervention versus Observation in Symptomatic Patients with Normal Flow-Low Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis b>
Yan Topilsky¹, Oren Zusman².
¹Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Beilinson, Petach Tikva, Israel.

How do Flexible Annuloplasty Rings Remodel Mitral Annular Dynamics in the Normal Beating Porcine Heart?
Jonas Rasmussen, Søren Nielsen Skov, Diana M Roepcke, Marcell Juan Tjoernild, Christine Ilkjaer, Sten Lyager Nielsen.
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

What is the Tension in the Papillary Muscle Approximation used for Mitral Valve Repair in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation?
Jens K. Madsen, Sten Lyager Nielsen, Diana Mathilde Røpcke, Jonas Rasmussen, Thomas Lindskow, Troels Lading, Søren Skov.
Department of Heart, Lung, and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Aarhus, Århus C, Denmark.

Structural Valve Deterioration of Mitroflow Pericardial Aortic Bioprostheses: Clinical and Experimental Pathologic Observations
Gaetano Thiene, Sr.¹, Aurelio Giaretta², Cristina Basso¹, Marialuisa Valente¹, Mila Della Barbera¹.
¹University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ²CNR, Padova, Italy.

Towards Accurate Simulations of the Patient-Specific Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
Andrew Drach¹, Amir H. Khalighi¹, Robert C. Gorman², Joseph H. Gorman, III², Ajit P. Yoganathan³, Michael S. Sacks¹.
¹University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, ³Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Aortic Valve Preserving Procedures: Our Management Approach And Current Outcomes
Pallav Shah, Nasir Shaikh, Brett Hiebert, Alan Menkis, James Tam.
Cardiac sciences program, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

Early Results Of The Clover Technique For Severe Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation With Leaflet Tethering
Yukikatsu Okada, Ryosuke Funahashi, Hitoshi Inanami, Tomoyuki Takemoto, Takashi Muro.
Heart Valve Center Midori Hospital, Kobe, Japan.

Outcomes after Surgical Repair of Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Jonathan R.G. Etnel, Kevin M. Veen, Simone A. Huygens, Frans B.S. Oei, Folkert J. ten Cate, Ad J.J.C. Bogers, Johanna J.M. Takkenberg.
Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Does Echocardiography Predict Who Benefits from Isolated Annuloplasty for Degenerative Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Hoda Javadikasgari, Milind Y. Desai, Rakesh M. Suri, Jay Idrees, Sajjad Raza, Bassman Tappuni, Brian P. Griffin, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Stephanie Mick, Jose L. Navia, Lars G. Svensson, A. Marc Gillinov.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Short-Term Results Of Full Tri-leaflet Reconstruction Of The Aortic Valve Using Decellularized Bovine Pericardium
Peter Verbrugghe, Jens-Uwe Voigt, Bart Meuris.
UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair For Posterior Leaflet Prolapse. Resection Versus Neochords.
Mirko Doss, Thomas Walther.
Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany.

Minimally Invasive Approach For Concomitant And Mitral Valve Surgery.
Antonio Lio, Antonio Miceli, Matteo Ferrarini, Mattia Glauber.
Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio, Milano, Italy.

Simulation Of Transapical Off-pump Beating Heart Artificial Chordae Implantation - Design And Assessment Of A Passive Biological Heart Model
Krzysztof Wrobel¹, Agne Ragauskyte², Alberto Leopaldi³, Sjoerd van Tuijl³, Giovanni Spezialli⁴, Andrea Colli⁵, Bob Gessert⁴, Bruce van Deman⁴, Randolph Chitwood⁶.
¹Medicover Hospital, Warsaw, Poland, ²Vilnus University, Vilnus, Lithuania, ³LifeTec, Eindhoven, Netherlands, ⁴Neochord, St. Louis Park, MN, USA, ⁵Padua University, Padua, Italy, ⁶East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.

Automated Suturing In Less Invasive Aortic And Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery: Reliable Surgical Ergonomics, Reduced Handling Of Exposed Needles And Shorter Cardiopulmonary Bypass Duration
Jude S. Sauer¹, Juan A. Siordia, Jr.², Victor S. Costache³, Charles J. Lutz⁴, Peter A. Knight².
¹LSI Solutions, Victor, NY, USA, ²University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA, ³LB University of Sibiu, Next Cardio Project, Sibiu, Romania, ⁴St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, NY, USA.

Aortic Valve Replacement With Sutureless Perceval Bioprosthesis In Right Anterior Minithoracotomy Approach: Single Center Experience With 400 Implants
Giovanni Concistrè, Francesca Chiaramonti, Giacomo Bianchi, Michele Murzi, Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo, Tommaso Gasbarri, Pierandrea Farneti, Marco Solinas.
Ospedale del cuore, Massa, Italy.

Minimally Invasive Tricuspid Valve Surgery
walid Abukhudair, bayan alshaikh.
KFAFH, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

"REDO" Aortic Valve Surgery in Minimally Invasive Approach: Preliminary Results
Theodor Fischlein, Joachim Sirch, lucia Weber, Giuseppe Santarpino.
Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany.

Simultaneous Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting is Feasible and Safe in High-risk Patients having Severe Aortic Stenosis and Multiple Coronary Artery Disease
Kizuku Yamashita, Tomoyuki Fujita, Satsuki Fukushima, Yusuke Shimahara, Yuta Kume, Yorihiko Matsumoto, Junjiro Kobayashi.
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

Anterior Leaflet Augmentation Technique in Rheumatics Using Minimally Invasive Mitral valve Repair
Bayan Alshaikh, Walid Abukhudair, Ehab Nourelden.
KFAFH, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

How can we find answers for the interventional cardiologists? Outcome of Transcatheter Pulmonic Valve Procedures in ROSS Patients with Dysfunction of the RVOT Replacement
Aleksandra Miskovic, Afsaneh Karimian, Nadejda Monsefi, Anton Moritz.
University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Comparison Of Redo Surgery To Percutaneous Valve-in-valve Replacement In Patients With Failed Aortic Bioprosthetic Valves
Amel MAMERI, Claire CIMADEVILLA, Marina URENA ALCAZAR, Dominique HIMBERT, Constance VERDONK, Patrick NATAF, Richard RAFFOUL, Alec VAHANIAN, David MESSIKA-ZEITOUN.
Bichat hospital, paris, France.

Development of an Anatomically Correct Mitral Valve Model for the Testing of Mitral Repair and Replacement Devices
Matthias F. Menne, Simon Sonntag, Christoph Schmitz, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Ulrich Steinseifer.
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.

A Modular and Automated Dynamic Flow Testing Device for Research and TAVI Evaluation
Fabian H. König, Christian Hagl, Nikolaus Thierfelder.
Medical Center Munich University, Munich, Germany.

Early Valve Hemodynamic Deterioration after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Clinical Practice
Xiaoying Lou¹, Julio Vasquez², Monica Mispireta², Ryan Longmore², Lance Longmore², Vinod Thourani¹, Jacob DeLaRosa².
¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, ²Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello, ID, USA.

Passive Beating Heart: An Ideal Platform To Test Transcatheter Valve Devices And Train Operators
Carlo Antona¹, Claudia Romagnoni¹, Riccardo Vismara², Andrea Mangini¹, Monica Contino¹, Guido Gelpi¹.
¹ASST-Fatebenefratelli-Sacco- cardiovascular department, Milano, Italy, ²DEIB politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy.

Evaluation of the learning curve in transcatheter Aortic valve Implantation: A Systematic Review
Mohamad Bashir¹, Matthew Fok², Jeremy Felderhof¹, Amer Harky¹, Damian Balmforth¹, John Yap¹, Wael Awad¹, Rakesh Uppal¹.
¹Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ²Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Regulatory Future Of Testing Heart Valves
Peter Knipp¹, Ulrich Steinseifer².
¹ac.biomed GmbH, Aachen, Germany, ²Helmholtz-Institute, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.

Stent Deformation Analysis of Transcatheter Heart Valve Prostheses in Accelerated Wear Testers
Jan Roggenkamp, Alexander Struth, Christoph Schmitz, Ulrich Steinseifer.
Department of Cardiovascular Engineering, CVE-AME, Helmholtz Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.

Chronic Preclinical and First Clinical Experience with a Bioabsorbable Synthetic Pulmonary Valved Conduit for RVOT Reconstruction
Zsolt Prodan¹, Gerardus Bennink², Oleg Svanidze³, Martijn Cox³, Renu Virmani⁴.
¹Kids Heart Center Budapest, Budapest, Hungary, ²University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, ³Xeltis, Eindhoven, Netherlands, ⁴CVPath, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.

The Effect of Decellularisation on the Hydrodynamic and Biomechanical Performance of Human Aortic and Pulmonary Valve Conduits
A Desai¹, T Vafaee¹, H E. Berry², P Rooney³, J Kearney³, E Ingham¹, J Fisher¹, L M. Jennings¹.
¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Leeds, Leeds & Tissue Regenix Ltd. The Biocentre, Innovation Way, York, United Kingdom, ³NHS Blood and Transplant Tissue & Eye Services, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Physical and Hydrodynamic Equivalency of Wild Type and Alpha-gal Free GTKO Porcine Pericardium; A New Source Material For Bioprosthetic Heart Valves.
Christpher GA McGregor, Guerard W. Byrne, Benyamin Rahmani, Elisa Chisari, Konstantina Kyriakopoulou, Gaetano Burriesci.
University College London, London, United Kingdom.

TPU/PCL Polymer As A Candidate For Tissue Engineered Heart Valve Replacement Scaffold
Margaux L. Pontailler¹, Bilal Ahmad², Marilys Blanchy³, Aurélien Voisin³, Olivier Villemain⁴, Philippe Menasché¹, Gareth Williams², David Kalfa¹.
¹Laboratoires de Recherches Biochirurgicales, Paris, France, ²University College of London, London, United Kingdom, ³Rescoll, Pessac, France, ⁴Institut Langevin, Paris, France.