Aortic valve replacement with the Jyros bileaflet prosthetic valve; early echocardiographic and radiological evaluation

• Published in: The Journal of heart valve disease Vol. 4 Suppl 1; p. S77
• Main Authors: O'Keefe, P A, Ninan, M, Ayers, B, Young, C P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.1995
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Adult; Aged; Aneurysm, Dissecting - etiology; Aortic Aneurysm - etiology; Aortic Valve - surgery; Cause of Death; Diagnostic Imaging; Echocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Hemodynamics; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Physical Exertion; Prosthesis Design; Rest; Rotation; Survival Rate

The Jyros bileaflet prosthetic heart valve has a unique hinge mechanism permitting rotation of the leaflets within the valve ring. Thirty patients undergoing aortic valve replacement with a Jyros valve were assessed clinically, echocardiographically and radiologically. Rotation of the valve in vivo...