D. Craig Miller, M.D.
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Functional evaluation of the medtronic stentless porcine xenograft mitral valve in sheep.
Circulation. 1999; (19 Suppl): II70-7
Recently, renewed interest in allograft and stentless "freehand" bileaflet xenograft mitral valve replacement has arisen. The variability of human papillary tip anatomy and scarcity of donors limit allograft availability, making xenograft mitral valves an attractive alternative; however, these valves require new surgical implantation techniques, and assessment of their hemodynamics and functional geometry is lacking.
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