Similar to testing a car, a team of researchers at UBC Okanagan has been test-driving a number of mechanical heart valves (MHV)—and the one designed in their own lab appears to outperform the others.

This provides a clearer image of the heart because the sound waves do not have to pass through ... flow in the heart. Additional reasons for which a TEE may be done include: To evaluate the heart ...

In biomedical research, so-called organs-on-a-chip, also referred to as microphysiological systems, are becoming increasingly ...

Enhanced sensing range, local cross-referencing, and noise reduction through data averaging are some of the enhanced features provided by the arrays as compared to the FBGs. Focusing on the radial ...

Normally, blood is transported through arteries into the brain ... 1 The obstruction of the blood flow from a clot in veins in the head leads to a back up of blood and increasing blood pressure in the ...