Valve Experts: Tissue Engineering Can Solve Mechanical/Tissue Dilemma
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Tissue engineering may someday yield heart valve repair technologies that overcome the limitations of existing tissue and mechanical valves if a variety of technical challenges can be overcome, according to experts at a recent symposium on valve technology
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