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In spite of substantial progress made in cardiac valve replacement including the preparation of prostheses, an adequate valve substitute has still not been achieved. The various types of prostheses developed so far are only partially of the quality of a normal, healthy, human heart valve (Table 1). The predominant shortcomings of cardiac valve substitutes are elevated risk of thromboembolism (1), hemodynamic obstruction (2, 3) and susceptibility to infection or mechanical damage which frequently can lead to malfunction of the valvular prosthesis.
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Struck, E., Meisner, H., Hagl, S., Paek, S., Sebening, F. (1986). Preferred Use of Allografts in the Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease. In: Horstkotte, D., Loogen, F. (eds) Update in Heart Valve Replacement. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10713-3_4
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