Analysis of the bending behaviour of porcine xenograft leaflets and of natural aortic valve material: Bending stiffness, neutral axis and shear measurements

Collagen; ultrastructure and its relation to mechanical properties as a function of ageing

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Natural Sciences, Anatomy, Biophysics +16

Role of mechanical stress in calcification of aortic bioprosthetic valves

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Medicine, Bioengineering, Cardiology +14

Structural changes in glutaraldehyde-treated porcine heterografts used as substitute cardiac valves

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Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +16

Calcific deposits in porcine bioprostheses: Structure and pathogenesis

Victor J. Ferrans, Steven W. Boyce, Margaret E. Billingham et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology · 1980 · 241 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +12

Patterns of calcific deposits in operatively excised stenotic or purely regurgitant aortic valves and their relation to mechanical stress

Mano J. Thubrikar, Jaffar Aouad, Stanton P. Nolan · The American Journal of Cardiology · 1986 · 204 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +15