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Layer Microdissection of Tricuspid Valve Leaflets for Biaxial Mechanical Characterization and Microstructural Quantification
Published on: February 10, 2022
Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement Stent Geometry: Implications for Hypoattenuated Leaflet Thickening and
Jonathan Curio1, Dennis Mehrkens1, Jan Althoff1
1Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Center for Cardiovascular Medicine (CCM(ABCD)) - Partner Site Cologne.
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions
|June 1, 2026
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