Essays about: "Aortic Valve"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Aortic Valve.

  1. 1. Testing Coagulation Potential of Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Aortic Stenosis Patients on Human Cardiac Spheroids

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Muhammad Nafiz Ikhwan Bin Nor Fuad; [2023]
    Keywords : Extracellular vesicles; human aortic endothelial cells; tissue factor; TNFα; coagulation pathway; cardiac spheroids;

    Abstract : Cardiovascular diseases have always been the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Aortic stenosis, which is a kind of cardiovascular disease has a high prevalence in elderlies that are 75 years and older. Currently, the only available treatment would be valve replacement surgery. READ MORE

  3. 2. Designing a bioreactor to test mechanical properties of decellularized heart valves

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Viktor Börjesson; Oskar Gögelein; [2023]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Aortic valvular disease is a severe ailment that causes great suffering and many deaths worldwide. The exponentially increasing prevalence of the disease has accelerated the demand of a new functioning valve prosthesis. A new approach is to decellularize homograft heart valves, which has demonstrated promising results in clinical trials. READ MORE

  4. 3. Boundary conditions in left ventricle for simulating mitral valve regurgitation

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

    Author : Théo Cyril Arvid Monpouet Ekeram; Ellen Mattsson; [2023]
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    Abstract : Since various kinds of cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death today, it is of great importance to further our understanding of not only the diseases themselves, but also different treatments. One of the emerging tools is computational fluid dynamics. READ MORE

  5. 4. A systemic Review: Are Outcomes of Aortic Valve Repair ‘A Beneficial alternative’ for patients with Aortic Valve Insufficiency?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Samreen Mohammad Malik; [2020]
    Keywords : Aortic Valve; Aortic Valve Insufficiency; Aortic Valve Repair; Outcomes Evaluation; Systematic Review.;

    Abstract : IntroductionThe young adult patients with aortic valve insufficiency undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) and are forced to take anticoagulation medications for the rest of life due to prosthetic valve. This leads to many post-operative complications and drastic outcomes. READ MORE

  6. 5. AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF CALCIUM IN MITRAL AND AORTIC VALVES

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

    Author : Lisa Wikman; [2020]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Calcification of the mitral and aortic valves is one of the main precursors to heart valve diseases. Calcified valves and coronary vessels is also an indication of risk for future cardiac events such as cardiac infarct(1)(2). READ MORE