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This commentary discusses a novel trileaflet hinged mechanical valve made from PEEK, which aims to combine the durability of mechanical valves with the lower thrombotic risk of bioprosthetic valves.
The choice of prosthetic valve type for a surgical aortic valve replacement is a nuanced decision—no perfect valve currently exists. The Holy Grail in this setting is a prosthesis with the durability of a mechanical valve coupled with the thrombotic burden of a bioprosthetic valve. In this edition of the Journal, Schaller and colleagues1 have set out on this quest by presenting a novel trileaflet hinged mechanical valve constructed from polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK). Their design combines the hinged joint of mechanical valves with the topography of bioprosthetic valves with one critical difference, the location of this joint.
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Aranda‐Michel et al. (2021) conducted an editorial in Surgical aortic valve replacement. Novel trileaflet hinged mechanical valve constructed from polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) was evaluated.
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