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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 50(3): 184-193
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-32406
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Tissue Engineering of Heart Valves - Current Aspects

U.  A.  Stock1 , J.  P.  Vacanti2, 3 , J.  E.  Mayer Jr.4 , T.  Wahlers1
  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
  • 2Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  • 3Center for the Integration of medicine and Innovative Technologies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  • 4Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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21 June 2002 (online)

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Abstract

Tissue engineering of heart valves is an evolving research field. Driven by the shortcomings of the heart valve substitutes currently available, such as need for anticoagulation, susceptibility to infections, inability to grow and autorepair, the multidisciplinary approach for designing and growing viable heart valves identical to the native heart valves has begun. The following will give an update of the recent developments, current limitations and potential future applications of tissue-engineered heart valves.

Key words

Tissue Engineering - Heart valves - Scaffold - Autologous cells

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