Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Is cardiomyopathy associated with structural remodelling of heart valve extracellular matrix?
Answer: Valves from cardiomyopathic hearts showed significant ECM deterioration with a disrupted collagen and elastic fibre network. It will be important to determine the impact of this ECM damage on valve durability and calcification in vivo if allografts are to be used from these donors.
Output (English): yes