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Currarino-Silverman syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by premature fusion of manubrio-sternal joint and the sternal segments, resulting in a high carinate chest deformity; it is frequently associated with congenital heart disease. Among the various heart lesions reported in this syndrome, mitral valve disease and coarctation of the aorta have not yet been described (to our knowledge). O...

Just as the previous decade has witnessed the maturity of percutaneous and surgical therapies for coronary artery disease, the next decade is likely to witness a tremendous change in our approach to therapy for heart valve disease. Already, we have seen a remarkable growth of percutaneously implanted heart valves in Europe and a number of novel devices being developed for repair or replacement ...

Abstract Cardiac valve replacement is an effective method to treat valvular heart disease. Artificial valves used routinely in clinic still have defects. In our study, we explored a novel modify the performance of Decellularized Heart Valve (DHV) scaffold. The decellularized porcine aortic was prepared using sequential hydrophile and lipophile solubilization method. sericin extracted from silk ...