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Thinking outside the heart: Use of engineered cardiac tissue for treatment of chronic deep venous insufficiency
Researchers at George Washington University invented a new organ that can return blood flow to veins lacking functioning valves. The organ is a rhythmic cuff made of cardiac muscle cells that surrounds the vein. The cuff acts as a “mini heart” to aid blood flow through the venous segments. It can be made of a patient’s own adult...
Published: 1/7/2022
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Updated: 11/9/2021
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Inventor(s): Narine Sarvazyan
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics > Cells, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics > Proteins and Peptides
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