title: The design, fabrication and evaluation of a trileaflet prosthetic heart valve.
abstract: Although prosthetic heart valves have been in existence for many years, the need for new improved designs and in-vitro evaluation techniques are apparent. This paper presents details on the design considerations, fabrication techniques and heart valve evaluation equipment. A valve performance index is discussed in light of various valve and mock circulatory test section designs. The need for national and indeed international valve evaluation techniques is made apparent.
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011674:Pulse; D013318:Stroke Volume