[Cardiac engineered valves: state of the art].

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    • Transliterated Title:
      Valvole cardiache ingegnerizzate: stato dell'arte.
    • Source:
      Publisher: Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 101263411 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1827-6806 (Print) Linking ISSN: 18276806 NLM ISO Abbreviation: G Ital Cardiol (Rome) Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Roma : Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
      Original Publication: Roma : CEPI-AIM Group, [2006]-
    • Subject Terms:
      Heart Valve Prosthesis* ; Tissue Engineering*; Animals ; Biocompatible Materials ; Humans
    • Abstract:
      Engineered heart valves promise to be the ideal heart valve replacement: they have the potential to grow and repair within the host, to minimize inflammatory and immunological responses and to limit thromboembolism. In particular, pediatric patients with congenital defects would greatly benefit from growing replacement materials by reducing the need for surgical reinterventions due to the lack of prosthetic material growth. In fact, viable cells included in engineered heart valves can theoretically adapt to a growing and changing environment exactly as a native biological structure. Engineered heart valves represent thus a novel experimental approach to create autologous, living replacements with the potential to grow, regenerate, and remodel. The aim of this paper is to present a review concerning the research efforts to create a viable engineered heart valve.
    • Number of References:
      43
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Biocompatible Materials)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20080422 Date Completed: 20080812 Latest Revision: 20080421
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      18422096