The origin and development of three new mechanical valve designs: toroidal disc, pivoting disc, and rigid bileaflet cardiac prostheses.
Lillehei
C W
CW
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55104.
Nakib
A
A
Kaster
R L
RL
Kalke
B R
BR
Rees
J R
JR
D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design