STENTS FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES

A stented valve including a stent structure including a generally tubular body portion that has a first end and a second end, wherein an area adjacent the first end has a first stiffness, an area adjacent the second end has a second stiffness, and a central region between the areas at the first and...

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Hauptverfasser: R. RYAN, Timothy, P. TABOR, Charles, B. RUBIN, Anne, TAM, Tammy, MORROW, Joseph, A. GLYNN, Brian, G. LASKE, Timothy, CAMPBELL, Louis, ELSA EBERHARDT, Carol, J. Tuchek, Michael
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A stented valve including a stent structure including a generally tubular body portion that has a first end and a second end, wherein an area adjacent the first end has a first stiffness, an area adjacent the second end has a second stiffness, and a central region between the areas at the first and second ends has a third stiffness that is less than the stiffness adjacent the first and second ends, wherein the stent structure can be reconfigured in its central area to match a curved patient anatomical region. The stented valve further includes a valve structure attached within the generally tubular portion.