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Tissue Engineered Heart Valves

Currently if a patient requires a replacement
heart valve, then the options are

• Bioprosthetic
• Calcification
• Immune responses
• Prion diseases

• Mechanical
• Mechanical failure
• Blood clot formation
• Lifelong need for anti- coagulants.

Both of which have their problems including
Tissue Engineering holds the solution to this.
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