Modified Porous Metal-Surfaced Björk-Shiley Monostrut Heart Valve: Long-term Study in Goats without Anticoagulation

To diminish the risk of thrombosis on a mechanical heart valve without anticoagulation, specific areas of the valve ring should be polished, as thrombosis has not been found to start there. By limiting the porous-surfaced area to the groove and the adjacent part of the flange, the thin endothelializ...

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