Structure-function relationship of heart valves in health and disease
The heart valves allow unidirectional and unobstructed passage of blood without regurgitation, trauma to blood elements, thromboembolism, and excessive stress concentrations in the leaflet and supporting tissue. In order to achieve this, the heart valves rely of their unique macroscale anatomy, hist...
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/37026 |
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