Relative to a pattern of straight collagen fibers running parallel to the leaflet free edge, the concave pattern of curved fibers produces a closed valve with a 40% increase in central leaflet coaptation height and with decreased leaflet billow, resulting in a more physiological closed valve shape.
In control constructs, treated only with serum-containing growth media, there was evidence of small clusters of αSMA-positive cells, particularly near the leaflet free edge (Fig. 5 I ).
We observed a curved or bent pattern, with collagen fibers angled downward from the commissures toward the center of the leaflet to form a pattern that is concave toward the leaflet free edge.
Multiple strategies have been used for the design of replacement leaflets, including the measurement of inter-commissural chord length (as in the accompanying paper), and multiplying annular diameter by 1.5 to obtain leaflet free-edge length.
The leaflet free-margin length L1 correlated strongly with the corresponding IC: r = 0.74, 0.81, and 0.79 for noncoronary, right coronary, and left coronary leaflets, respectively; P = 0.000.
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Fitness was assessed from calculations derived from the basic reproduction number, combining several life history traits (latent period, spore density and lesion growth rate) evaluated on leaflets of the potato cultivar Bintje, which is free of resistance genes.
Positive cases were treated with 1 g of Azithromycin free of charge and given a study information leaflet about their result.
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