Pericardial and porcine stentless aortic valves: Are they hemodynamically different?

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Background. We sought to compare the early hemodynamic performance of pericardial stentless aortic valves with that of well-established porcine stentless aortic prostheses. Methods. A total of 169 patients (97 men and 72 women, aged 73 ± 6 years) undergoing aortic valve replacement received either a pericardial (Pericarbon, Sorin Biomedica, Saluggia, Italy; n = 89) or a porcine (Freestyle, Medtronic, n = 80) stentless aortic valve. Aortic valve hemodynamics and root dynamism were assessed by ...

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Authors: Jin, X; Westaby, S

• Journal: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
• Volume: 71
• Issue: 5 SUPPL.
• Publication date: 2001-05-01
• DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02553-X
• ISSN: 0003-4975
• Language: English