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Pulsed Cavitational Ultrasound Softening: a new non-invasive therapeutic approach of calcified bioprosthetic valve stenosis.

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Abstract
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The majority of prosthetic heart valves currently implanted are tissue valves that can be expected to calcify with time and eventually fail. Surgical or percutaneous redux valve replacement is associated with higher rate of complications. We propose a novel non-invasive therapeutic approach based on the use of pulsed cavitational ultrasound (PCU) to improve the valvular function of degenerative calcified bioprosthesis.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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JACC. Basic to translational science
Volume
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2
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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372-383
DOI
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10.1016/j.jacbts.2017.03.012
Short Title
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JACC Basic Transl Sci
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