Kennesaw State professor receives American Heart Association award for aortic valve research

news-medical.net February 3, 2025, 10:00 PM UTC

Kennesaw State University professor Philippe Sucosky has received an American Heart Association award to enhance his research on bicuspid aortic valve disease. His project focuses on creating a device that mimics the valve's structure and function to study its early degeneration. The research aims to understand how abnormal stress on the bicuspid valve leads to early calcification, often requiring surgery by the age of 30. Sucosky's team is developing a "valve-on-chip" device to simulate blood flow and mechanical forces affecting the valve. The AHA funding of nearly $200,000 will support Sucosky's work and collaboration with other researchers. He plans to expand his research to include other cardiovascular diseases influenced by mechanical forces.


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