Disruption of the silver and non-silver coated sewing cuff of a new generation bileaflet valve prosthesis during aortic valve replacement: report on four cases.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Herold, U; Van De Wal, H; Piotrowski, J; Jakob, H
- Source
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery; August 2000, Vol. 18 Issue: 2 p225-227, 3p
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- ISSN
- 10107940; 1873734X
New generation bileaflet valve prostheses with a silver-coated sewing cuff like the St Jude Medical (SJM((R)) Regent) model are designed to offer a larger valvular orifice as well as a better resistance to postoperative prosthetic endocarditis, at the expense of a smaller sewing cuff.