Population
Five porcine bioprostheses and a fresh tissue porcine valve
Comparison
High pressure and low pressure fixation and… vs Fresh tissue porcine valve
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Mounting strains may accelerate bioprosthetic degeneration; leaves open clinical durability impact pending human studies.
Fixation and mounting of porcine bioprostheses alter leaflet geometry and increase bending strains, which may contribute to structural valve degeneration and calcification.
Butterfield et al. (1991) studied this question.
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