title: New prosthetic ring for aortic valve annuloplasty.
abstract: Aortic valve repair is recently receiving more attention. To broaden the indications for this procedure a prosthetic annuloplasty ring has been developed and tested in animals. Thirty-two sheep underwent implantation of such a ring in the pulmonary (14) and aortic (18) positions. In the 12 survivors followed for a maximum of 200 days the ring was found epithelialized and free from thrombus. One ring was dehiscent; no haemolysis was detected. It is concluded that a small clinical study is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hainau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002417:Cattle; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012756:Sheep; D015607:Stents; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000473:pathology