Comments Surgery:

• Tilting disc design, historical valve

Comments Echocardiography:

• No EOAi calculator available

References:

1. Rosenhek et al. Normal Values for Doppler Echocardiographic Assessment of Heart Valve Prostheses. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, November 2003
2. Vincent L. Gott el al. Mechanical Heart Valves: 50 Years of Evolution. Ann Thorac Surg 2003; 76:S2230-9