DECANNULATION PLUG,SHILEY #6DCP

BACKGROUND The "click" sound of mechanical heart valve prostheses has been recognized as a disturbing factor for some patients… Expand

Transcranial Doppler ultrasound has revealed the existence of cerebrovascular microemboli in asymptomatic patients with… Expand

To determine the long-term durability of the Ionescu-Shiley valve, we analyzed our experience with this valve at the University… Expand

Since artificial heart valve related complications such as thrombus formation, hemolysis and calcification are considered related… Expand

From 1976 to 1988, 1,593 patients underwent valve replacement with a porcine (878 patients) or a pericardial bioprosthesis (715… Expand

Twenty-three Ionescu-Shiley standard bovine pericardial bioprostheses (15 aortic, seven mitral, and one tricuspid) removed at… Expand

A number of centers have recorded a significant incidence of primary tissue failure with the standard Ionescu-Shiley pericardial… Expand

Previous investigations have suggested that Doppler echocardiography is useful in detecting dysfunction in aortic (AVR) and… Expand

To obtain a basis for the evaluation of postimplantation changes in bioprostheses made of parietal pericardium, we conducted… Expand

A pulse duplicator system for evaluating the hemodynamic performance of mitral prostheses is described. Under conditions… Expand