Current Research
TISSUE ENGINEERING LABORATORY
The current research at the International Heart Institute of Montana Foundation involves the implantation of freeze-dried xenografts in sheep and rabbits using the laboratory facilities provided by The University of Montana. This on-going research began in August 2006 and involves the work of IHI surgeons, IHIMF staff, and international surgery fellows.
For the past 11 years, the foundation has supported over 30 major research projects lead by Dr. Carlos M.G. Duran and conducted by 18 international cardiac surgeon and cardiology fellows from 8 different countries. The following are just a few examples of research innovations that we have explored:
Heart Failure Research
- In Vivo Evaluation of a Novel Percutaneous Device to Treat Heart Failure
- A Comparison of Nitric Oxide and cGMP Production following L-Arginine Infusion in Healthy and Hypertensive Patients
Aortic Research
- In Vivo Evaluation of Bioprosthetic Mitral Valves in the Juvenile Sheep Model
- Sonomicrometric Study of the Acute and Chronic Changes of the Left Ventricular and Mitral Valve Geometry after Transaction of the Anterior Mitral Leaflet Basal ´Stay´ Chords
- Mitral Valve Chord Replacement in Universal Mitral Prolapse
Pericardial Tissue Research
- Effects of Serum on Vital Pericardium in Tissue Culture
- Liquid Analysis of Ethanol Extracts of Fresh Sheep Pericaridal Tissue
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