Open AccessAnnular Height-to-Commissural Width Ratio of Annulolasty Rings In Vivo
Author(s) -
Tomasz A. Timek,
Julie R. Glasson,
David T. Lai,
David Liang,
George T. Daughters,
Neil B. Ingels,
D. Craig Miller
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.104.525485
Subject(s) - medicine , commissure , in vivo , anatomy , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
A "saddle-shaped" mitral annulus with an optimal ratio between annular height and commissural diameter may reduce leaflet and chordal stress and is purported to be conserved across mammalian species. Whether annuloplasty rings maintain this relationship is unknown.
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