Stented xenograft valve insertion.
A simple holder and the associated technique for temporarily converting the stented xenograft type of valve into a Starr-Edwards configuration are described. With this technique, the struts are not caught by the sutures during insertion.
D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design