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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:620
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary

W. Gerald Rainer, MD

Department of Surgery University of Coolorado Health Sciences Cente 2005 Franklin St, Suite 380 Denver, CO 80205-5476

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See also page 615.

Aupart and colleagues have served an important purpose by putting second-generation pericardial valves into proper perspective. Although the Ionescu-Shiley pericardial valve showed excellent hemodynamics [1], its ultimate failure to receive widespread acceptance was based on (1) a design problem using a rigid stent and a fixation suture at . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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