Hematopoiesis
(1) Project-team INRIA-UPMC-CNRS REO Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, CNRS UMR 7598, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Place Jussieu 4, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Abstract Hematopoietic cells, or hemopoietic cells, represent…
Vessel Wall
(1) Project-team INRIA-UPMC-CNRS REO Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, CNRS UMR 7598, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Place Jussieu 4, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Abstract Blood and lymphatic vessels form networks…
Conclusion
(1) Project-team INRIA-UPMC-CNRS REO Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, CNRS UMR 7598, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Place Jussieu 4, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Abstract Volume 5 aims at providing the…
Lymph Drainage
(1) Project-team INRIA-UPMC-CNRS REO Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, CNRS UMR 7598, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Place Jussieu 4, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Abstract The circulatory system has a specialized…
In Vitro Testing of Heart Valve Substitutes
Fig. 12.1 Schematic diagram representing the various elements comprising a heart valve substitute system 12.3 Heart Valve Substitute Use Conditions Understanding the environments and conditions under which the device is…
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Fig. 10.1 The first patient to undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation (April 16, 2002) using the first generation Cribier-Edwards valve that housed trileaflet equine pericardial leaflets. The current Edwards SAPIEN…
The Anatomy and Function of the Atrioventricular Valves
Fig. 1.1 The anatomical planes of the human body (www.vhlab.umn.edu/atlas) The use of attitudinally correct nomenclature is all the more important with regard to the atrioventricular valves, as current nomenclatures…
Advanced 3D Imaging and Transcatheter Valve Repair/Implantation
Fig. 7.1 Interventional MRI and angiographic fusion. Interventional applications of MRI allow real-time fusion of angiographic and MRI images in hybrid MRI/angiosuites for direct procedural guidance (Image courtesy of Dr….
Transcatheter Mitral Repair and Replacement
Ideal mitral characteristics Description Ease of delivery Accurate and reliable delivery via a transseptal, transapical, transatrial, or retrograde aortic approach through the smallest diameter delivery system possible Ease of deployment…
The Use of Isolated Heart Models and Anatomic Specimens as Means to Enhance the Design and Testing of Cardiac Valve Therapies
Fig. 15.1 Images from perfusion-fixed hearts from the Visible Heart® Laboratory’s library: (1) calcified aortic valve (upper left panel), (2) pulmonary valve (upper right panel), (3) subvalvular apparatus of the…
