Poppet Wear in Cardiac Valvular Prostheses

Abstract

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

Edwards, W.S. : Aortic valve replacement with autogenous tissue . Ann. Thor. Surg. 8: 126, 1969.

Senning, A. : Fascia lata replacement of aortic valves. J. Thor. Surg. 54: 465, 1967.

O'Brien, M.F. : Heterograft aortic valves for human use. J. Thor. Surg. 53: 392, 1967.

Ionescn, M.I. , Mashhour, Y.A.S. , and Wooler , G.H. : Reconstructed heterograft aortic valves for human use. Thorax 23: 221, 1968.

Carpentier, A.C. , Lemaigre, G. , Ladislas , R. , Carpentier, S. , and Dubost, C. : Biologicai factors affecting long-term results of valvular heterografts. J. Thor. Surg. 58: 467, 1969.

Ross, D.N. : Homograft replacement of the aortic valve. Lancet 2: 487, 1962.

Barratt-Boyes, B.G. : Homograft replacement for aortic valve disease. Mod. Conc. Cardiovasc. Dis. 36: 1, 1967.

Stinson, E.B. , Angell, W.W. , Shumway , N.E. : Triple valve replacement with aortic homografts . JAMA 204: 67, 1968.

Malm, J.R. , Bowman, F.O. , Jr., Harris, P.D. et al.: An evaluation of aortic valve homografts sterilized by electron beam energy. J. Thor. Surg. 54: 471, 1967.

10.

Ross, D.N. : Aortic valve replacement. Lancet 2: 461, 1966.

11.

Effler, D.B. , Favaloro, R. , and Groves, L.K. : Heart valve replacement: Clinical experience . Ann Thor. Surg. 1: 4, 1965.

12.

McGoon, D.C. , Ellis, P.H. , Jr., and Kirklin , J.W. : Late results of operation for acquired aortic valvular disease. Circulation 31: 108, 1965.

13.

Ellis, F.H. , McGoon, D. C., Bradenburg, R. O., and Kirklin, J. W.: Clinical experience with total mitral valve replacement with prosthetic valves. J. Thor. Cardiovasc. Surg. 46: 482, 1963.

14.

Starr, A. , Edwards, M.L. , McCord, C. W., and Griswold, H. E.: Clinical experience with semirigid ball valve prosthesis. Circulation 27: 779, 1963.

15.

Starr, A. , Herr, R.H. , and Wood, J.H. : Mitral replacement: A review of six years experience. J. Thor. Cardiovasc. Surg. 54: 333, 1967.

16.

Bartley, T.D. , Crevasse, L.E. , Green , J.R. , Taylor, W.J. , Linhart, J.W. and Wheat, M.W. , Jr.,: Prosthetic replacement of the mitral valve. Ann Thor. Surg. 5: 340, 1968.

17.

Cooley, D.A. , Bloodwell, R.D. , Beall , A.C. , Grill, S.S. , and Hallman, G.L. : Total cardiac valve replacement using SCDK-Cutter prosthesis. Ann Surg. 164: 428, 1966.

18.

Beall, A.C. , Bricker, D.L. , Cooley , D.A. , and DeBakey, M.E. : Ball valve prosthesis. Arch. Surg. 90: 720, 1965.

19.

Low, H.B.C. and LeFemine, A.A. : Acute mitral insufficiency due to jamming of a disc-valve prosthesis. Ann. Thor. Surg. 4: 71, 1967.

20.

Starr, A. , Pierie, W.R. , Raible, D.A. , Edwards, M.L. , Siposs, G.G. , and Hancock, W.D. : Cardiac valve replacement: Experience with the durability of silicone rubber . Circulation 33: 1, 1966.

21.

Bigelow, J.C. , Herr, R.H. , Wood , J.A. , and Starr, A. : Multiple valve replacement. Review of five years experience. Circulation 38: 656, 1968.

22.

Herr, R.H. , Kloster, F.E. , Sezai, Y. , and Starr, A. : Diagnosis and management of "ball variance" following aortic valve replacement . Circulation 36: 141, 1967.

23.

Bonnabeau, R.C. , Jr., and Lillehei , C.W. : Mechanical "ball failure" in Starr-Edwards prosthetic valves. J. Thor. Cardiovasc. Surg. 56: 258, 1968.

24.

Duyoism, G.E. , and McGoon, D. C.: Aortic valve replacement with a ball valve prosthesis: Detailed analysis of early and late results . Arch. Surg. 99: 684, 1969.

25.

Scalabrini, B.Y. , Rader, B. , Milano , A. , and Clauss, R.H. : Successful replacement of defective ball of a prosthetic aortic valve. JAMA 203: 333, 1968 .

26.

Cohen, M. , Barwinsky, J. , and Mymin, D. : Late failure of the ball-valve (Starr) aortic prosthesis. Canad. J. Surg. 11: 144, 1968.

27.

Groves, L.K. : Personal communication.

28.

Laforet, E.G. : Death due to swelling of ball component of aortic ball-valve prosthesis. New Eng. J. Med. 276: 1025, 1967.

29.

Winer, D.E. , et al.: Heart sound analysis: A three dimensional approach. Contour plotting of sound for study of cardiovascular acoustics . Amer. J. Card. 16: 547, 1965.

30.

Hylen, J.C. , et al.: Sound spectrographic diagnosis of aortic ball variance. Circulation. (suppl. 6): 105, 1968 (Oct.).

31.

Kersta, L.G. : Spectographic analysis of body sounds. (J. Assoc. Adv. Med. Inst. Nov., 1966.

32.

Hylen, J.C. , Judkins, M.P. , Herr , R.H. , and Starr, A. : Radiographic diagnosis of aortic ball variance . JAMA 207: 1120, 1969 .

33.

Donovan, T.J. : The uses of plastic tubes in reparative surgery of battle injuries to arteries with and without intra-arterial heparin administration . Ann Surg. 130: 1024, 1949.

34.

Donovan. T.J. and Donovan, J.F. : Permanent total bypass of pulmonic valve . J. Thor. Surg. 30: 1, 1955.

35.

Donovan, T. J.: Unpublished data.

36.

Hewson. C. : (President—Brunswick Plastic Co.) Personal communication.

37.

Sauvage, L.R. , Viggers, R. , Berger , K. , Wood, S.J. , Robel, S.B. , Rao, A. , and Dedomenico , M. : Aortic ball valve design based upon healing and hydraulic considerations. Surgery. 67: 151, 1970.