为儿童设计的一个新的成长中的心脏阀门,旨在与儿童一起扩大,可以防止反复进行手术。 A new growing heart valve for children, designed to expand with them, may prevent repeated surgeries.

由南卡罗来纳医科大学和克莱姆森大学开发的名为“扩展Valve”的新的儿科心脏阀门旨在与儿童一起成长,有可能消除反复露心手术的需要。 A new pediatric heart valve called ExpandValve, developed by the Medical University of South Carolina and Clemson University, is designed to grow with children, potentially eliminating the need for repeated open-heart surgeries. 该装置通过气球膨胀,从婴儿的10至12毫米扩大到成年的24毫米,适合儿科生长模式,而不是缩小的成人模式。 The device, which expands from 10 to 12 millimeters in infancy to 24 millimeters in adulthood via balloon dilation, is tailored to pediatric growth patterns rather than scaled-down adult models. 在NIH和爱默生玫瑰心基金会的资助下,正在对它进行生物反应器模拟真实心脏状况的测试。 Funded by the NIH and the Emerson Rose Heart Foundation, it is being tested in bioreactors simulating real heart conditions. 如果成功的话,它可以减少先天性心脏病患儿的长期外科风险、情感紧张和财政负担,如二角动脉阀门。 If successful, it could reduce long-term surgical risks, emotional strain, and financial burdens for children born with congenital heart defects like bicuspid aortic valve. MUSC 儿科和子科心脏病中心,排名第21位。 The MUSC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center, ranked No. 4个国家领导这项努力,表明其致力于在儿科心脏病护理方面进行创新。 4 nationally, leads the effort, reflecting its commitment to innovation in pediatric heart care.