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Cardiac Valve Replacement with Mechanical Prostheses: Current Status and Trends

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Advances in Cardiovascular Engineering

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In this chapter, an attempt is made to review the current state of the art regarding the design aspects of mechanical valves and their correlation with clinical performance Literature is reviewed and analyzed for pressure gradients and thromboembolic rates of monoleaflet and bileaflet valve designs. Two ten-year studies are focused on as examples of long-term results. Finally, current trends in valve design and materials are discussed.

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  1. Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Division, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, JIH 5N4, Canada

    F. Javier Teijeira & Adel A. Mikhail

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Teijeira, F.J., Mikhail, A.A. (1992). Cardiac Valve Replacement with Mechanical Prostheses: Current Status and Trends. In: Hwang, N.H.C., Turitto, V.T., Yen, M.R.T. (eds) Advances in Cardiovascular Engineering. NATO ASI Series, vol 235. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4421-7_13

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