Higher transvalvular pressures on the left side of the heart correlate with increased valve interstitial cell stiffness and collagen biosynthesis, suggesting a stress-dependent mechanism for valvular homeostasis.
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Hypothesis-generating for pressure-driven VIC phenotypes; extends animal models of left-right valve differences but requires human validation.
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