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A heart valve that grows with a pediatric patient

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A prototype of an expanding artificial heart valve could make a big dent in the number of surgeries that many kids born with congenital heart disease need.

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Autus Valve | The expandable artificial heart valve

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The prototype valve has two leaflets crafted from a polymer material that has a well-established history of being used as a leaflet for pediatric pulmonary valves. To their success, they discovered that this device could be fitted and expanded in sync with the growth of the heart anatomy.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Laurie Shroyer Geographic Variations in Lung Cancer Lobectomy Outcomes: The General Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2017 Michael Durheim Mortality and Respiratory Failure After Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2017 Daniel Boffa Surgically Managed Clinical (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Laurie Shroyer Geographic Variations in Lung Cancer Lobectomy Outcomes: The General Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2017 Michael Durheim Mortality and Respiratory Failure After Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2017 Daniel Boffa Surgically Managed Clinical (..)