In vitro mock circulator testing reveals that St. Jude Medical mitral valves exhibit complex, nonsymmetric leaflet motion and temporary closure during specific flow phases.
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May complicate echocardiographic assessment of bileaflet mitral prostheses; leaves open clinical relevance pending in vivo data.
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