Søren Nielsen Skov, Diana Mathilde Røpcke, Marcell Juan Tjørnild, Christine Ilkjær, Jonas Rasmussen, Hans Nygaard, Morten Olgaard Jensen, Sten Lyager Nielsen
OBJECTIVES: To characterize the remodelling effects and deformational forces of normosized rigid, semirigid and flexible mitral annuloplasty rings after implantation in healthy pigs. METHODS: Measurements were performed in vivo with 80-kg porcine animals. Twenty-eight animals were randomized into a no ring group, a flexible ring group (Duran AnCore Ring, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA), a rigid ring group (Carpentier-Edwards Classic annuloplasty ring, Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA) and a semirigid ring group (Carpentier-Edwards Physio I annuloplasty ring, Edwards Lifesciences)...
May 1, 2017: Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery