Fig. 11.1 Synthetic polymer scaffold before cell seeding consisting of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) coated polyglycolic acid (PGA) leaflets attached to a Fastacryl® stent. Views from the ventricular side (left) and aortic…
Fig. 3.1 Median sternotomy approach for mitral valve repair. (a) The arterial cannula is in the ascending aorta along with a cannula for antegrade cardioplegia (white). The vena cavae have…
Fig. 17.1 Timeline of medical device development There are various types of heart valve clinical trials, from trials where a novel valve technology is being used for the first time…
Fig. 5.1 (a) Theodore Tuffier, (b) Alexis Carrel, and (c) Henry Souttar A 26-year-old male was prepped for surgery on July 13, 1912 (Table 5.1). “I observed, in a young…
Fig. 13.1 Graph illustrating the condition number of the material matrix [D] as the Poisson’s ratio approaches 0.5 Fig. 13.2 (a) Geometry of a plug of “soft tissue;” the top…
As long as the wall stress remains normal, the ventricular systolic performance (ejection fraction) will be maintained. In this setting, the cardiac output will be preserved and the patient may…
