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Dissected porcine hearts showing (a) the mitral valve and (b) the tricuspid valve with the anterior leaflet highlighted for both atrioventricular heart valves. (c) Schematic of a valve anterior leaflet with the six tested regions. Experimental images of (d) the biaxial mechanical tester (BioTester) used in this study and (e) a mounted tissue sample with labelled components of the biaxial mechanical testing system.
