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Revealing the genetic faults responsible for the most common aortic valve defectNewcastle University | Professor Deborah Henderson
At the entrance and exit of each of the four chambers of the heart are valves, which open and close quickly between heartbeats to stop blood flowing backwards. If the heart valves are faulty – if they don’t open properly or are leaky - they...
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Finding out how faulty heart valves formNewcastle University | Professor Deborah Henderson
Professor Deborah Henderson is studying how heart valves form, and what goes wrong when babies are born with a faulty valve. Abnormalities in heart valves, particularly the aortic valves, are common in babies. Although many cause no pro...
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How do heart forming cells in the womb influence congenital heart defects and adult heart disease?Newcastle University | Professor Deborah Henderson
Sometimes, the aorta and pulmonary artery (the arteries that carry blood away from the heart to the lungs and the rest of the body) do not properly form in the foetus. Some of these malformations are life-threatening at birth whereas others...