Due to the increasing number of heartvalvediseases, there is an urgent clinical need for off-the-shelf tissue engineered heart valves.
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This imaging modality currently provides realistic views of cardiac valves capable of demonstrating the anatomy of various heartvalvediseases in a unique, noninvasive manner.
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Heartvalvediseases (HVDs) arise from a number of different processes that affect both the structure and function of the valve apparatus.