Hemodynamic performance of the Ultracor and Carpentier-Edwards aortic prostheses using exercise and dobutamine stress echocardiography
Hobson NA;Wilkinson GA;Wheeldon NM;Lynch J;;
The Journal of heart valve disease2005Vol. 14pp. -
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Abstract
Both prostheses demonstrated significant increases in pressure drop under stress conditions. The standard porcine C-E valve had a statistically better hemodynamic profile than the Ultracor prosthesis at higher flow rates. When a study cohort of patients is small, these differences will only be evide …