Data provided by company:

• No valve specific characteristics available

Comments Surgery:

• Bileaflet design, housing design with reduction of flow turbulence, rolling leaflet excursion (reduced friction and wear), hinge recess designed to reduce blood stagnation and hemolytic potential, Carbofilm coating for enhanced hemo-biocompatibility, curvature of leaflets for a laminar flow, rotability in-situ

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. Copyright http://www.sorin.com/product/fitline