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Enrichment of Cardiac Pacemaker-Like Cells: Neure gulin-1 and Cyclic amp Increase If-Current Density and Connexin 40 mRNA Levels in Fetal Cardiomyocytes
Generation of a large number of cells belonging to the cardiac pacemaker system would constitute an important step towards their utilization as a biological cardiac pacemaker system. The aim of the present stu...
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Development of Magnesium Alloy Scaffolds to Support Biological Myocardial Grafts: A Finite Element Investigation
Lesioned myocardial tissue can be replaced with innovative biological grafts. However, the strength of most biological grafts is initially not sufficient for left ventricular applications. Implants that mechan...
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Decellularized Vascular Grafts
Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The “gold standard” for the replacement/repair of diseased blood vessels is substitution with autologous vessels. However,...
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Open AccessMathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Atherosclerosis Based on a Novel Surgeon’s View
This paper deals with the mathematical modeling of atherosclerosis based on a novel hypothesis proposed by a surgeon, Prof. Dr. Axel Haverich (Circulation 135(3):205–207, 2017). Atherosclerosis is referred as ...
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Open AccessMathematical modeling and numerical simulation of arterial dissection based on a novel surgeon’s view
This paper presents a mathematical model for arterial dissection based on a novel hypothesis proposed by a surgeon, Axel Haverich, see Haverich (Circulation 135(3):205–207, 2017. https://doi.org/...
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Open AccessMechano-chemo-biological model of atherosclerosis formation based on the outside-in theory
Atherosclerosis is a disease in blood vessels that often results in plaque formation and lumen narrowing. It is an inflammatory response of the tissue caused by disruptions in the vessel wall nourishment. Bloo...