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Heart Valves

Heart Valves

The human heart is a complex organ with an intricate system of valves that regulate blood flow. There are two main types of valves: atrioventricular (AV) valves and semilunar valves.
The AV valves prevent the backflow of blood from the ventricles to the atria during ventricular contraction. These valves function with the assistance of the chordae tendineae and papillary muscles. When the ventricles are relaxed, the chordae tendineae are slack, allowing blood to flow from the atria into the...

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Sutureless valves: A future without sutures

Antonio Miceli¹, Lio Antonio¹, Mattia Glauber¹

¹Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio, Gruppo Ospedaliero San Donato, Milan, Italy.

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|March 9, 2016

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