Development of a decellularized extracelular matrix from porcine aorta for heart valve applications in the Ross procedure

• Autor(es): Reis, Mariana S. ; Rosadas, Marta ; Ho, Chou I. ; Sousa, Teresa ; Pazmino, Carlos ; Costa, João ; Vervenne, Thibault ; Oliveira, Ana L. ; Ribeiro, Viviana P. ; Mignon, Arn
• Data: 2025
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/53828
• Origem: Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
• Tipo de Documento: Póster não publicado nas atas da conferência
• Idioma: Inglês
• Contribuidor(es): Veritati

Descrição

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of adult mortality worldwide, according to the World Health Organization [1]. An important surgical approach for treating diseased aortic valves is the Ross procedure, in whic the affected aortic valve is replaced with an autograft from the patient’s own pulmonary valve.