Characterization of Effective Orifice Areas of Mitral Prosthetic Heart Valves: An In-Vitro Study.

CONCLUSIONS: The present study has provided normal reference values of EOAs for several frequently used mitral prostheses. This information may be helpful for identifying and quantifying prosthetic valve dysfunction and prosthesis-patient mismatch. PMID: 30207118 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Heart Valve Disease - Category: Cardiology Tags: J Heart Valve Dis Source Type: research