Periodic Reporting for period 4 - PV-COAT (PROSTHETIC VALVE BIOACTIVE SURFACE COATING TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF THROMBOSIS)

Valvular heart disease affects more than 100 million people worldwide, and the problem is growing because of the high incidence of rheumatic heart disease in developing countries and the increasing burden of degenerative valve disease in the ageing population. About 800 000...