Right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction is a common surgical method to treat
congenital cardiac lesions, and bovine jugular vein conduit (BJVC) has become a prevalent …

Blood vessels are the tubes through which blood flows and are divided into three types:
millimeter-scale arteries, veins, and capillaries as well as micrometer-scale capillaries …

Glutaraldehyde (GA) was conventionally used to crosslink bovine pericardium to prepare
bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs), which usually fail within 10 years because of valve …

Purpose Improved methods for obtaining connective tissue structures in cardiac surgery are
actively developed over the world. An important aspect of this research pertains to long-term …

Several experimental studies have recently demonstrated that temporary autonomic block
using botulinum toxin (BoNT/A1) might be a novel option for the treatment of atrial fibrillation …

Currently, several materials for the closure of the dura mater (DM) defects are known.
However, the long-term results of their usage reveal a number of disadvantages. The use of …

Widely used storage methods, including freezing or chemical modification, preserve the
sterility of biological tissues but degrade the mechanical properties of materials used to …

Background Tissue engineered heart valves are being designed as alternative valvular
conduits to standard bioprostheses with the potential to meet the requirements of an ideal …

Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is used for an increasing number of neurological and non-
neurological indications and disorders. Since the duration of action of this neurotoxin is …

Background: Tissue engineered heart valves are being designed as alternative valvular
conduits to standard bioprostheses with the potential to meet the requirements of an ideal …