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SUBMITTER: Huang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5675095 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huang Yingying Y Wong Yee Shan YS Ng Herr Cheun Anthony HCA Boey Freddy Y C FYC Venkatraman Subbu S
Bioengineering & translational medicine 20170601 2
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in developed countries. Most academic research efforts in cardiovascular disease management focus on pharmacological interventions, or are concerned with discovering new disease markers for diagnosis and monitoring. Nonpharmacological interventions with therapeutic devices, conversely, are driven largely by novel materials and device design. Examples of such devices include coronary stents, heart valves, ventricular a ...[more]