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Pacientų gyvenimo kokybės vertinimas pooperacinio laikotarpio metu po širdies vožtuvų protezų intervencijos /
… OF LIFE EVALUATION IN POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD AFTER HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS INTERVENTION Nursing Bachelor's thesis Author: Vilija Svinkūnaitė, 4th year student of VU Nursing Bachelor‘s program. Supervisor: Rimgaudas Staigis, medical doctor and lecturer. Length: 40 pages 2017-05-15 According to the …
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A comparison of hemodynamic performance in mehcanical and biological heart valve prostheses
Heart valve prostheses are used to replace heart valves in patients afflicted with valvular heart disease. The malfunctioning heart valve adversely affects the fluid mechanical performance. While the choice of mechanical VS biological valve prostheses is dependent on the patient, the biological …
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Vortex Dynamics and Energetics in Left Ventricular Flows
Left ventricular flows in the human heart are very complex and in the presence of a diseased condition, such as unhealthy or prosthetic heart valves, the complexity of the flow is further increased. The intricacy of the heart geometry combined with the pulsatile character of the flow, the …
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Fabrication and characterization of synthetic substrates for use in rigidity cell culture studies of valvular interstitial cells for aortic valve tissue engineering
… than 100,000 Americans each year undergo aortic valve (AV) replacement due to valve failure. An AV can become diseased, impairing the proper function of the valve. Common treatments for a defective valve are either replacement with a decellularized biologic or a synthetic valve. These treatments …