Journal
INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 72-84Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivv282
Keywords
Pericardium; Heart valves; Bioprostheses; Percutaneous valves; Biomechanics
Funding
- Padova Heart Project, CaRiPaRo Foundation (Padova, Italy)
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Mammalian pericardia are currently used for the production of percutaneous prosthetic heart valves. The characteristics of biological tissues largely influence the durability of prosthetic devices used in the percutaneous approach and in traditional surgery, too. This paper reviews methodologies employed to assess and compare mechanical properties of pericardial patches from different mammalian species in order to identify the biomaterials adequate for manufacturing prosthetic heart valves.
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