Riboflavin photo-cross-linking method for improving elastin stability and reducing calcification in bioprosthetic heart valves.
Yang LeiGaoyang GuoWanyu JinMengwei LiuYunbing WangPublished in: Xenotransplantation (2019)
This new riboflavin photo-cross-linking strategy would be a promising method to make BHVs which have better elastin stability, less calcification, and reduced inflammatory response.
Keyphrases
- inflammatory response
- aortic valve
- aortic valve replacement
- chronic kidney disease
- mitral valve
- heart failure
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- lps induced
- atrial fibrillation
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- toll like receptor
- electron transfer
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- ejection fraction