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Hemodynamic performances of small diameter carbomedics and St. Jude valves.

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1996

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Ruggero De Paulis, Luigi Sommariva, Maria Antonietta De Matteis, Patrizio Polisca, Fabrizio Tomai, Carlo Bassano, Penta de Peppo A, Luigi Chiariello
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Abstract

The 19 mm St. Jude HP valve shows hemodynamic performances at rest that are similar to those of the 21 mm CarboMedics valve and superior to those of the 19 mm CarboMedics valve. With exercise both sizes of the CarboMedics valve show an in vivo discharge coefficient close to one, testifying to a full utilization of the internal orifice area.