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Published in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 1/2021

Open Access 01-01-2021 | Tricuspid Valve Replacement | Images in CV Applications

Echocardiography-guided tricuspid valve replacement by extracted extracellular matrix in post-traumatic tricuspid regurgitation

Authors: Paweł Czub, Monika Budnik, Adam Arendarczyk, Janusz Kochanowski

Published in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging | Issue 1/2021

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Extracted extracellular matrix (Cor Matrix) applies growth factors, matricellular proteins, glycosaminoglycans and adhesion factors. After implantation into human tissue, CorMatrix functions as a scaffold onto which the body’s own cells migrate. The matrix itself dissolves after 6–8 months, leaving new leaflets built of patient fibroblasts. Until now it was used mainly as a patch in intracardiac shunts and in patients with endocarditis. …
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Title
Echocardiography-guided tricuspid valve replacement by extracted extracellular matrix in post-traumatic tricuspid regurgitation
Authors
Paweł Czub
Monika Budnik
Adam Arendarczyk
Janusz Kochanowski
Publication date
01-01-2021

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