Open AccessDevelopment of mechanical heart valves - an inspiring tale
Author(s) -
Palleti Rajashekar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the practice of cardiovascular sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-2830
pISSN - 2395-5414
DOI - 10.4103/2395-5414.177309
Subject(s) - ball valve , mechanical heart , mechanical heart valve , mechanical valve , cardiology , medicine , aortic valve , heart valve , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering
The historical evolution of the prosthetic heart valves from the first attempts with the Hufnagel′s valve in the treatment of the aortic insufficiency to the Starr-Edwards′ ball valve and later the tilting disc valves (Bjork-Shiley etc.,) and finally the bileaflet valves (St. Jude) are discussed. The Indian contribution with Chitra valve is also described