The valve that has consistently demonstrated excellent results with low complication rates in the aortic and mitral positions for the past 30 years. Over 25 years of long-term data for the Masters Series demonstrate low rates of thromboembolic events.
Highlights
- Standard valve first implanted in 1977
- Pyrolytic carbon leaflets and orifice ring offer exceptional durability and increased thromboresistance12
- 85° leaflet opening angle offers improved laminar flow and reduces turbulance1,6,15
- Sewing cuff contains additional suture markers for more accurate placement
- Radiopaque for improved visualization during X-ray and cinefluoroscopy
- Controlled torque rotation mechanism that allows for easy rotation and intraoperative adjustment
- St. Jude Medical heart valves are MR conditional1b
References
1Shipkowitz T, Ambrus J, Kurk J, Wickramasinghe K. Evaluation Technique for Bileaflet Mechanical Valves. J Heart Valve Dis. 2002, Mar; 11 (2):275-282.
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MRI Safety Document – St. Jude Medical Valves and Annuloplasty Rings During MRI [PDF]
6King, M, David T, Fisher J. An Initial Parametric Study on Fluid Flow Through Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves Using Computational Fluid Dynamics. J Eng Med 1994: 208:63-72.
12Emery RW, Krogh CC, Arom KV, et al (2005) The St. Jude Medical cardiac valve prosthesis: a 25 year experience with single valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 79:776-783.
15Zhonggang F, Takao N, Tetsuo F, Mitsuo U. In Vitro Investigation of Opening Behavior and Hydrodynamics of Bileaflet Valves in the Mitral Position. Artificial Organs 2002;26(1):32-39.