Aortic valve replacement in sheep with a novel trileaflet mechanical heart valve prosthesis without anticoagulationCentral MessagePerspective

Background: Even after decades of intensive research, an ideal heart valve prosthesis remains elusive. Shortcomings of conventional devices include reduced durability of bioprostheses and the thrombogenicity of mechanical substitutes, necessitating anticoagulation and resulting in imperfect hemodyna...

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Main Authors: Tim Schaller, MSc, Michael Scharfschwerdt, PhD, Kathrin Schubert, MSc, Cornelia Prinz, PhD, Ulrich Lembke, PhD, Hans-Hinrich Sievers, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:JTCVS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273621001182