Pulmonary valve replacement: a new paradigm with tissue engineering

Background: Prevalence of congenital heart diseases worldwide is around 9 per 1000 newborns, 20% of which affect the pulmonary valve or right ventricular outflow tract. As survival after surgical repair of these defects has improved over time, there is the need to address the long-term issues of old...

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Main Author: Carlos Rúben Lima de Almeida Pinto (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/142100
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/142100