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Multidisciplinary research team creates computational models to predict heart valve leakage in children - EurekAlert


<p>An innovative new field of research holds the promise for pediatric cardiologists and heart surgeons to predict the future structural integrity of a child&rsquo;s heart valves so they can perform the best possible surgery today.</p> At the University of Oklahoma, a pediatric heart surgeon and cardiologist are collaborating with a biomedical engineer in a type of research that few in the nation are doing. By leveraging the expertise and technology of their respective fields, they are creating computational models to help them more fully understand the intricacies of individual hearts.

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