Repairing Sick And Damaged Hearts

Side Effects Public Media

Published June 3, 2014 at 12:33 PM EDT

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Marc Gerdisch, M.D., explains what heart valves do, what’s new with heart valve replacement, and how extracellular matrix can assist in repairing damaged valves.

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