Interesting to see that it uses bovine derived valves. Does anyone know the reason for that? Are real tissues less likely to cause issues with blood coagulation or have materials coatings caught up enough to solve that problem?
Does anyone know where modern thinking on the role of the heart is headed? I was intrigued to run across this article discussing the heart's role as more of a hydraulic ram and less of a pump:
Does anyone know where modern thinking on the role of the heart is headed? I was intrigued to run across this article discussing the heart's role as more of a hydraulic ram and less of a pump:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5215277/
I don't suppose the science is settled, but it is interesting that in the modern age we're still debating the function of such an important organ.