Scientists have investigated the ways oxygen permeates heart valves and the role hypoxia plays in valve diseases. As the valves in a heart stretch with each beat, their cells take in life-giving ...
As the valves in a heart stretch with each beat, their cells take in life-giving oxygen. But if the supply is cut off, aortic and mitral valves use different strategies to compensate, according to ...
A new valve from Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc., Cincinnati, helps ensure air in medical and instrumentation applications — where even the smallest particles could cause serious damage downstream ...