A new study by researchers from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ has uncovered that minerals causing aortic heart valve blockage in men and women are different, a discovery that could change how heart disease is diagnosed and treated.
Using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, Marta Cerruti, an Associate Professor in ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s Department of Materials Engineering, and her team analyzed damaged heart valves from patients who had undergone transplants.