Textile Heart Valve: First In-Vivo Experiment in the Aortic Position
|
Frederic Heim1, Bernard Gasser2, Foued Khoffi1, Philippe Blondel1 1Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique Textiles, Mulhouse, 2Service de Pathologie, Hôpital E. Muller, Mulhouse, France |
|
|
Non-invasive aortic valve implantation has become an alternative technique to surgical valve replacement in patients at high risk for open-chest surgery. With over 100,000 procedures already performed clinically, the technology is expected to involve less-critical patients in future. Whereas, biological valve tissue is a fragile material when folded for low-diameter catheter insertion purposes, textile polyester is a less-fragile material and may offer an alternative material to replace valve leaflets. |
One issue related to textile is the porosity of the material, which may induce exaggerated tissue ingrowth. Today, data relating to interactions between living tissues and fabrics used as valve materials are available only in the mitral position. Hence, the study aim was to observe the interaction pattern when the valve is implanted in the aortic position, and to assess the influence of sinus whirls on this pattern.
The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2014;23:316-318 |
| Textile Heart Valve: First In-Vivo Experiment in the Aortic Position | |
Click the above hyperlink to view the article, right click (Ctrl click on a Mac) to open in a new browser window or tab.
Purchase this Article
Please click the button below to purchase this article. Single article purchases are provided at $50.00 per article. Upon clicking the button below, single article user account subscription details are requested and, upon successful payment, a single article user account is created. Single articles are availble in your account for seven days after purchase.
Website by CHP Design, London