Data provided by company:

• ATS AP means supra-annular, ATP standard means intra-annular

Comments Surgery:

• Bileaflet design, no cavity pivots, which means no recesses or cavities where a potential thrombus can form, continuous passive washing, good hemodynamics, intra-annular implantation

References:

1. Copyright by Medtronic
2. Zoghbi WA. et al., Recommendations for evaluation of prosthetic valves with echocardiography and doppler ultrasound: a report, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2009 Sep;22(9):975-1014