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Echocardiography and fluoroscopy are the main techniques for prosthetic heart valve (PHV) evaluation, but because of specific limitations they may not identify the morphological substrate or the ...
Choosing between percutaneous valves and sutureless surgical valves for aortic valve replacement requires an understanding of their complementary strengths and limitations.
The noncylindrical nature of this bioprosthesis means that the expected dimensions at the level of the aortic annulus will vary widely, depending on the final deployed position of the device.
Gal-Knockout bioprosthesis exhibit less immune stimulation compared to standard biological heart valves. J Heart Valve Dis, 2013, 22 (3):383-90. PMID: 24151765 McGregor CGA, Carpentier A, Lila N, ...