Abstract: Pressure and thermal injuries affect millions of lives every year. Both types of injury have been a focal priority for the medical community to understand and treat, especially since World War II. Typically, each injury ...

Abstract: The mitral valve (MV) is the left atrioventricular heart valve that regulates blood flow between the left atrium and left ventricle (LV) during the cardiac cycle. Contrary to the aortic valve (AV), the MV is an intimately ...