Prototype Expandable Bileaflet Heart Valve (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Prototype Expandable Bileaflet Heart Valve

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This view from above demonstrates the valve retaining its essential shape at various states of diametric expansion (from 1x to 1.8x). The prototype was created by Sophie C. Hofferberth in the lab of Pedro J. del Nido, M.D., at Boston Children's Hospital.

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Sophie C. Hofferberth, Boston Children's Hospital

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