BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES ON HEART VALVES

 

 

Actis Dato, G. M., Centofanti, P., Actis Dato, A., Jr., Aidala, E., Punta, G., Poletti, G.,      

          Di Summa, M., “Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Valve: is a Prophylactic Re-  

          Replacement Justified?” Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Turin, Italy,     

          J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino), 1999, Jun., 40(3):343-6.

          PMID# 10412918

 

Akanuma, T., Matsuzawa, H., Eguchi, S., “Easy Method for Measurement of Opening       

          Angle of Bjork-Shiley Valve with Two Computers. Proof of Floating Phenomenon     

          of Bjork-Shiley Valve,” Jpn Circ J, 1981, Sep., 45(9):1045-9.

          PMID# 7300016

 

Albrechtsson, U. G., Thulin, L. I., Olin, C. L., “Cineradiographic Functional Evaluation    

          of the Bjork-Shiley Monostrut Prosthesis,” Scan J. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg,

          1987, 21:91-5.

          PMID# 3589598

 

Au, J., Sang, C. T., “Strut Fracture and Disc Embolisation of a Bjork-Shiley Aortic

Prosthesis Emergency Operation With Survival,” case report, Department of           Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, U.K., Scand J Thorac

Cardiovasc Surg, 1989, 23(3):297-8.

          PMID#2617253

 

Balram, A., Kaul, U., Rama Rao, B. V., Iyer, K. S., Rajani, M., Rao, I. M., Bhatia, M. L.,           Gopinath, N., Venugopal, P., “Thrombotic Obstruction of Bjork-Shiley Valves--          Diagnostic and Surgical Considerations,” Int J Cardiol, 1984, Jul, 6(1):61-73.
          PMID# 6746137

 

Baldwin, J. T., Tarbell, J. M., Deutsch, S., Geselowitz, D. B., “Mean Flow Velocity

Patterns Within a Ventricular Assist Device,” Department of Chemical        

Engineering, Pennsylvania State University Park, ASAIO Trans, 1989, Jul-Sep,

35(3):429-33.

          PMID# 2597496

 

Barwinsky, J., Cohen, M., Bhattacharya, S., Kim, S., Teskey, J., “Bjork-Shiley Cardiac           Valves Long Term Results Winnipeg Experience,” Cardiovascular and Thoracic           Surgery Section, St Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Can J  

          Cardiol, 1988, Oct., 4(7):366-71.

          PMID# 3228763     

 

Bessell, J. R., Gower, G., Craddock, D. R., Stubberfield, J., Maddern, G. J., “Thirty

          Years Experience with Heart Valve Surgery Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement,”           Cardio-Thoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia, Aust N Z J

          Surg, 1996, Dec., 66(12):799-805.

          PMID#8996059

 

Bianco, R. W., St. Cyr, J. A., Schneider, J. R., Rasmussen, T. M., Clack, R. M., Shim,

          H. S., Sandstad, J., Rysavy, J., Foker, J. E., “Canine Model for Long-Term

          Evaluation of Prosthetic Mitral Valves,” J Surg Res, 1986, Aug., 41(2):134-40.

          PMID# 3762124

 

Birkmeyer, J. D., Marrin, C. A., O'Connor, G. T., “Should Patients with Bjork-Shiley           Valves Undergo Prophylactic Replacement?” Program in Medical Information           Science, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, Lancet, 1992,

          Aug., 340(8818):520-3.

          PMID# 1354284

         

Bjork, V. O., “Optimal Orientation of the 60 Degrees and the 70 Degrees Bjork-Shiley

          Tilting Disc Valves,” Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1982, 16(2):113-8.

          PMID# 7156920

 

Bjork, V. O., Henze, A., “Ten Years' Experience with the Bjork-Shiley Tilting Disc

          Valve,” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1979, Sep., 78(3):331-42.

          PMID# 470414

 

Bjork, V. O., “Development of Mechanical Heart Valves Past, Present and Future,”

          Heart Institute of the Desert, Eisenhower Medical Centre, Rancho Mirage,

          California, Can J Cardiol, 1989, Jan-Feb., 5(1):64-73.

          PMID# 2645983

 

Bjork, V. O., Henze, A., Hindmarsh, T., “Radiopaque Marker in the Tilting Disc of the

          Bjork-Shiley Heart Valve. Evaluation of in Vivo Prosthetic Valve Function by          Cineradiography,” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1977, 73:563-9.

          PMID# 839847

 

Bjork, V. O., “A New Tilting Disk Prosthesis,” Scan J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1969,

          3:1-10.

          Abstract Not Available

 

Blackstone, E. H., Kirklin, J. W., “Recommendations for Prophylactic Removal of Heart

          Valve Prostheses,” Department of Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham           School of Medicine and Medical Center, Published Erratum Appears in J Heart

          Valve Dis, 1993, Mar., 2(2):249,” J Heart Valve Dis, 1992, Sep., 1(1):3-14.

          PMID# 1341219

 

Blick, E. F., Wieting, D. W., Inderbitzen, R., Schreck, S., Stein, P. D., “Velocity of   Closure

           of Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Mitral Valves Effect of Mitral Annulus

          Orientation and Rate of Left Ventricular  Pressure Rise,” PDEMTEC Corp.,

          Oklahoma City, OK, USA, J Heart Valve Dis, 1995, Jul., 4 Suppl 1:S26-30;

          discussion S30-1.

          PMID# 8581208

 

Bloomfield, P., Wheatley, D. J., Prescott, R. J., Miller, H. C., “Twelve-Year Comparison

          of a Bjork-Shiley Mechanical Heart Valve with Porcine Bioprostheses,” N Engl J

          Med, 1991, 324:573-79.

          PMID# 1992318

 

Blot, W. J., Omar, R. Z., Kallewaard, M., Morton, L. S., Fryzek, J. P., Ibrahim, M. A.,           Acheson, D., Taylor, K. M., van der Graaf, Y., “Risks of Fracture of Bjork-Shiley

          60 Degree Convexo-Concave Prosthetic Heart Valves: Long-Term Cohort Follow

          Up in the UK, Netherlands and USA,” Journal of Heart Valve Disease, 2001,           March, 10(2):202-9.

          PMID# 11297207

 

Borkon, A. M., Soule, L., Baughman, K. L., Aoun, H., Gardner, T. J., Watkins, L., Jr.,           Baumgartner, W. A., Gott, V. L., Reitz, B. A., “Ten-Year Analysis of the Bjork-

          Shiley Standard Aortic Valve,” Ann Thorac Surg, 1987, Jan., 43(1):39-51.

          PMID# 3800480

 

Brochet, E., Bougis de Brux, M. A., Assayag, P., Benacin, Y., Gamerman, G., Guerot,

          C., Valere, P. E., “Late Outlet Strut Fracture of an Aortic Bjork-Shiley and

          Embolization of the Prosthetic Disc,” [Article in French], Service de cardiologie,           hospital Beaujon, Clichy, Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss, 1988, Sep., 81(9):1127-9.

          PMID# 3143335

 

Brodin, L. A., Ekestrom, S., Forssell, G., Lindblom, D., Pehrsson, S. K., “Strut-

          Fracture of a Bjork-Shiley Tilting Disc Valve Diagnosed by Echocardiography --

          a Case Report,” Dept. of Conical Physiology, Karolinska Hos., Stockholm,

          Sweden, Eur Heart J, 1988, Feb., 9(2):191-3.

          PMID# 3350029

 

Brubakk, O., Simonsen, S., Kallman, L., Fredriksen, A., “Strut Fracture in the New

          Bjork-Shiley Mitral Valve Prosthesis,” Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surgeon, 1981,

          29:108-109.

          PMID# 6166068

 

Brutel de la Riviere, A., Tavilla, G., Vermeulen, F., “Successful Reoperation in a

          Fractured Convexo-Concavo 70 Degrees Aortic Bjork-Shiley Valve,” St. Antonius           Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 1989,

          3(4):365-6.

          PMID# 2624808

 

Candy, J. V., Jones, H. E., “Processing of Prosthetic Heart Valve Sounds for Single Leg           Separation Classification,” University of California, Lawrence Livermore

          National Laboratory 94550, USA, J Acoust Soc Am, 1995, Jun., 97(6):3663-73.

          PMID# 7790647

 

Cane, M. E., McGrath, L. B., “Elective Reoperation for a Strut Fracture in a Bjork-

          Shiley Convexo-Concave Mitral Valve,” Department of Thoracic and

          Cardiovascular Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New           Jersey, Ann Thorac Surg, 1994, Oct., 58(4):1184-5.

          PMID# 7944782

 

Chandler, J. G., Hirsch, J. L., O'Neill, W. W., Oesterle, S. N., Miller, D. C., Kennedy, J.   A., Faichney, A., “Radiographic Detection of Single Strut Leg Separations as a   Putative Basis for Prophylactic Explantation of Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave        Heart Valves,” The Shiley Heart Valve Research Center, 16700 Red Hill Avenue,     Irvine, California, World J Surg, 1996, Oct., 20(8):953-9; discussion 959-60.

          PMID# 8798347

 

Chandran, K. B., Lee, C. S., Aluri, S., Dellsperger, K. C., Schreck, S., Wieting, D. W.,           “Pressure Distribution Near the Occluders and Impact Forces on the Outlet Struts of Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Valves During Closing,” Department of           Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City,      USA, J Heart Valve Dis, 1996, Mar., 5(2):199-206.

          PMID# 8665015

         

Chandran, K. B., Khalighi, B., Chen, C. J., Falsetti, H. L., Yearwood, T. L., Hiratzka, L.    F., “Effect of Valve Orientation on Flow Development Past Aortic Valve     Prostheses in a Model Human Aorta,” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1983, Jun,       85(6):893-901.

          PMID# 6855259

 

Cloutier, G., Durand, L. G., Guardo, R., Sabbah, H. N., Stein, P. D., “Bias and        Variability of Diagnostic Spectral Parameters Extracted From Closing Sounds          Produced by Bioprosthetic Valves Implanted in the Mitral Position,” IEEE Trans      Biomed Eng., 1989, 36:815-825.

          PMID# 2759640

 

Cohn, L. H., Aranki, S. F., Rizzo, R. J., Adams, D. H., Cogswell, K. A., Kinchla, N. M.,           Couper, G. S., Collins, J. J., Jr., “Decrease in Operative Risk of Reoperative Valve Surgery,” Ann Thorac Surg, 1993, Jul., 56(1):15-20, discussion 20-1.

          PMID# 8328847

 

Cortina, J. M., Martinell, J., Artiz, V., Fraile, J., Rabago, G., “Comparative Clinical           Results with Omniscience (STM1), Medtronic-Hall, and Bjork-Shiley Convexo-          Concave (70 degrees) Prostheses in Mitral Valve Replacement,” J Thorac      Cardiovasc Surg, 1986, Feb., 91(2):174-83.

          PMID# 3945084

 

Cousin, A. J., Soto, B., “New Cineradiographic Methods for Assessment of Bjork-Shiley     Valve Integrity,” AJR Am J Roentgenol, 1986, Dec., 147(6):1139-44.

          PMID# 3490747

 

Cremer, J., Boetel, C., Fredow, G., Gebureck, P., Haverich, A., “Radiographic         Assessment of Structural Defects in Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Prostheses,”    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel,     Germany, Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 1995, 9(7):373-7.

          PMID# 8519516

 

Davis, P. K., Myers, J. L., Pennock, J. L., Thiele, B. L., “Strut Fracture and Disc     Embolization in Bjork-Shiley Mitral Valve Prostheses Diagnosis and     Management,” Ann Thorac Surg, 1985, Jul., 40(1):65-8.

          PMID# 4015246

 

Dawkins, K. D., Cotter, L., Gibson, D. G., “Assessment of Mitral Bjork-Shiley          Prosthetic Dysfunction Using Digitized M Mode Echocardiography,” Br Heart J,    1984, Feb., 51(2):168-74.

          PMID# 6691866

 

“Decreased Thrombogenicity of Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Valve,” (1986), To the           Editor, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 41:346-348, No. 5.

          PMID# 3954512

 

Dellsperger, K. C., Wieting, D. W., Baehr, D. A., Bard, R. J., Brugger, J. P., Harrison,      E. C., “Regurgitation of Prosthetic Heart Valves Dependence on Heart Rate and     Cardiac Output,” Am J Cardiol, 1983, Jan., 51(2):321-8.

          PMID# 6823845

 

de Mol, B. A., Overkamp, P. J., van Gaalen, G. L., Becker, A. E., “Non-Destructive   Assessment of 62 Dutch Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart Valves,” Eur J          Cardiothorac Surg, 1997, Apr., 11(4): 703-8; discussion 708-9.

          PMID# 915041

 

de Mol, B. A., Cromheecke, M. E., Groen, J. G., Faber, G., van der Heiden, M. S.,   Ongkiehong, L., “The Complexity of External Acoustic Detection of Defects in          Bjork-Shiley Convexoconcave Heart Valves,” Artificial Organs, 2001, Jan.,     25(1):63-7.

          PMID# 11167563

 

de Mol, B. A., Kallewaard, M., McLellan, R. B., van Herwerden, L. A., Defauw, J. J.,         van der Graaf, Y., “Single-Leg Strut Fractures in Explanted Bjork-Shiley   Valves,” Safety Science Group, Delft University of Technology and     Cardiopulmonary Surgical Center of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Lancet, 1994,       Jan., 343(8888):9-12.

          PMID# 7905086

 

Dohi, T., Sakuma, I., Funakubo, H., Matsumoto, H., Ide, H., Takai, N., “Development        of Motion Analyzing System for Implanted Tilting Disk Valves,” Artif Organs,     1988, 12:514-8.

          PMID# 3214331

 

Dominik, J., Nicovsky, J., Semrad, B., Suchanek, M., Vespalec J., “Occurrence,     Diagnosis and Treatment of Thromboses of Heart Valve Prostheses,” Cor Vasa,   1987, 29(2):109-15.

          PMID# 3595144

 

Donnerstein, R. L., Scott, W. A., Vasu, A., Copeland, J. G., “Acoustic Analysis of the           Closing Sounds of Bileaflet Prosthetic Valves in a Sheep Model,” J Thorac     Cardiovasc Surg, 1991, 101:1060-1068.

          PMID# 2038199

 

Dow, J. J., Plemons, T. D., Scarbrough, K., Reeder, H., Hovenga, M., Wieting, D. W.,           Chandler, J. G., “Acoustic Assessment of the Physical Integrity of Bjork-Shiley           Convexo-Concave Heart Valves,” Tracor Applied Sciences, Inc, Austin, Tex,   USA, Circulation, 1997, Feb 18, 95(4):905-9.

          PMID# 9054749

 

Dubini, G., Pietrabissa, R., Fumero, R., “Computational Fluid Dynamics of Artificial         Heart Valves,” Dipartimento di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Int J      Artif Organs, 1991, Jun, 14(6):338-42.

          PMID# 1885241

 

Durand, L. G., Grenier, M. C., Inderbitzen, R., Wieting, D. W., Stein, P. D., “Low     Frequency Analysis of Opening Sound for Detection of Single Leg Separation of    Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart Valves,” Biomedical Engineering     Laboratory, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, J Heart    Valve Dis, 1995, Jul., 4 Suppl 1:S32-7.

          PMID# 8581209

 

Eberhardt, A. C., Chassaing, C. E., Ward, M. A., Lewandowski, S. J., “Acoustic           Characterization of Mechanical Valve Condition and Loading,” Structural      Acoustics, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina 27612, USA, J Heart Valve Dis, 1995,     Nov., 4(6):649-58; discussion 658-9.

          PMID# 8611981

 

Eberlein, U., von der Emde, J., Rein, J., Esperer, H. D., “Thromboembolic and        Bleeding Complications After Mitral Valve Replacement,” Department of Cardiac         Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, FRG, Eur J Cardiothorac Surg,         1990, 4(11):605-12.

          PMID# 2268440

 

Ebner, E., Sehner, J., Eger, H., Ursinus, W., “Real Time Sound Spectroanalysis for           Diagnosis of Malfunctioning Prosthetic Valves (Bjork-Shiley Prostheses)           [Schallspektrographische Untersuchungen zur Diagnose von Dysfunktionen           Mechanischer Herzklappenprothesen (Bjork-Shiley-Prostheses)], Z Kardiol, 1983,           72:174-179.

          PMID# 6858296

 

Ericsson, A., Lindblom, D., Semb, G., Huysmans, H. A., Thulin, L. I., Scully, H. E., Bennett, J. G., Ostermeyer, J., Grunkemeier, G. L., “Strut Fracture with Bjork-   Shiley 70 Degrees Convexo-Concave Valve. An International Multi-Institutional      Follow-Up Study,” Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Eur J Cardiothorac   Surg, 1992, 6(7):339-46.

          PMID# 1497924

 

Farahifar, D, Bodard, H, Cassot, F, Pelissier, R, “Velocity Field of a Bjork-Shiley Valve           Prosthesis Influence of the Disc Orientation,” Unite de Cardiologie     Experimentale U-175 INSERM, Marseilles, France, Cardiovasc Res, 1987, Feb.,    21(2):90-8.

          PMID# 3664546

 

Fessatidis, I. T., Vassiliadis, K. E., Monro, J. L., Ross, J. K., Shore, D. F., Drury, P. J.,           “Thirteen Years Evaluation of the Bjork-Shiley Isolated Mitral Valve Prosthesis.     The Wessex Experience,” Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton General   Hospital, England, J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino), 1989, Nov-Dec., 30(6):957-65.

          PMID# 2600129

 

Fielder, J. H., “Getting the Bad News About Your Artificial Heart Valve,” The Hastings           Center Report, 1993, 23(2):22.

          PMID# 8463086

 

Fielder, John H., “Ethical Issues in  Biomedical Engineering: The Bjork-Shiley Heart           Valve,” Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, 1991, Mar., 10(1):76-8.

          PMID# 11659469

 

Gaos, C. M., Tiller, J. P., Lochridge, S. K., “Successful Replacement of a Fractured          Bjork-Shiley Aortic Valve Prosthesis,” Alabama Heart Institute, Division of   Cardiovascular Surgery, Baptist Medical Centers, Birmingham, J. Cardiovasc        Surg (Torino), 1988, Jan-Feb, 29(1):106-8.

          PMID# 3339070

 

Gels, G. C., Stewart, H. F., and Smith, S. W., “In Vitro Ultrasonic Imaging of Flow Through Prosthetic Heart Valves,” Med Instrum, 1987, Apr., 21(2):66-74.

          PMID# 3302632

 

Ghosh, P. K., Hartstein, M. L., Kolker, P., Thomson, N. B., “Bjork-Shiley Valve        Malfunction by Prolapsed Sutures,” J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino), 1986, Nov-Dec,       27(6):683-4.

          PMID# 3782271

Giersiepen, M., Krause, U., Knott, E., Reul, H., Rau, G., “Velocity and Shear Stress           Distribution Downstream of Mechanical Heart Valves in Pulsatile Flow,”       Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen, FRG, Int J Artif   Organs, 1989, Apr., 12(4):261-9.

          PMID# 2722280

 

Gilchrist, I. C., Cardella, J. F., Fox, P. S., Pae, W. E., el-Ghamry Sabe, A. A., Landis, J.    R., Localio, A. R., Kunselman, A. R., Hopper, K. D., “Radiographic Detection of   Single-Leg Fracture in Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Prosthetic Valves a   Phantom Model Study,” Department of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State   University College of Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033, USA, Am Heart J, 1997, Feb., 133(2):197-202.

          PMID# 9023166

 

Godwin, R. J., “Cineradiographic Assessment of Bjork-Shiley Aortic and Mitral       Prosthetic Heart Valves,” Clin Radiol, 1977, 28:355-60.

          PMID# 872501

 

Goldstein, J. A., Zucker, R. P., Lee, B. Y., “Echocardiographic Demonstration of Outlet     Strut Fracture of a Bjork-Shiley Mitral Prosthesis,” J Am Coll Cardiol, 1986,          Apr., 7(4):949-52.

          PMID# 3958356

Gonzales-Lavin, L., McGrath, L. B., Grunkemeier, G., Fernandez, J., Lewis, B.,      Quinlan, W., “Strut Fracture and Other Events After Valve Replacement with         the 60 Degree Convexoconcave Bjork-Shiley Prosthesis,” Circulation, 1987,      Sep., 76 (3 Pt 2):III137-40.

          PMID# 3621537

 

Goovaerts, J., De Geest, H., “Outlet Strut Fracture of the 27 mm Convexoconcave Bjork-Shiley Mitral Valve Prosthesis. Report of 2 Cases,” Acta Cardiol, 1986,           41(4):305-11.

          PMID# 2431498     

 

Gossinger, H., Niessner, H., Grubeck, B., Mosslacher, H., Bettelheim, P., Lechner, K.,           Mlczoch, J., Domanig, E., “Thromboembolism in Patients with Prosthetic Heart           Valves. An Adequately Controlled Intense Anticoagulant Therapy and Its       Influence on the Occurrence of Thromboembolism in Relation to Valve Type,”          Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1986, Oct, 34(5):283-6.

          PMID# 1346279

 

Graaf, Yvd, et al., “Risk of Strut Fracture of Bjork-Shiley Valves,” The Lancet, 1992,           339(8788):257.

          PMID# 1013360

 

Grunkemeier, G. L., Anderson, W. N., Jr., “Passive Surveillance of Heart Valve Devices    Bjork-Shiley Outlet Strut Fracture Rates,” Providence Health System, Albert         Starr Academic Center for Cardiac Surgery, Portland, Oregon, J Long Term Eff Med Implants, 1995, 5(3):155-60

          PMID# 8269157

 

Grunkemeier, G. L., Chandler, J. G., Miller, D. C., Jamieson, W. R., Starr, A.,        “Utilization of Manufacturers' Implant Card Data to Estimate Heart Valve    Failure,” St. Vincent Heart Institute, Portland, Oregon, J Heart Valve Dis, 1993,       Sep., 2(5):493-503.

          PMID# 1499328

 

Hanle, D. D., Harrison, E. C., Yoganathan, A. P., Allen, D. T., Corcoran, W. H., “In Vitro Flow Dynamics of Four Prosthetic Aortic Valves a Comparative Analysis,”    Chemical Engineering Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena,           J Biomech, 1989, 22(6-7):597-607.

          PMID# 2808443

 

Harjula, A., Mattila, S., Maamies, T., Mattila, I., Mattila, P., Skytta, J., Tala, P., “Long-     Term Follow-Up of Bjork-Shiley Mitral Valve Replacement. 10 Years' Experience,” Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1986, 20(1):79-84.

          PMID# 3704602

 

Harrison, E. C., Rashtian, M. Y., Allen, D. T., Yoganathan, A. P., Rahimtoola, S. H.,          “An Emergency Physician's Guide to Prosthetic Heart Valves: Identification and Hemodynamic Function,” Section of Cardiology, Los Angeles County-USC         Medical Center, Ann Emerg Med, 1988, Mar, 17(3): 194-200.

          PMID# 3289423

Hasenkam, J. M., Giersiepen, M., Reul, H., “Three-Dimensional Visualization of     Velocity Fields Downstream of Six Mechanical Aortic Valves in a Pulsatile Flow         Model,” Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Aarhus     Kommunehospital, Denmark, J Biomech, 1988, 21(8):647-61.

          PMID# 3170619

 

Hasenkam, J. M., Nygaard, H., Giersiepen, M., Reul, H., Stodkilde-Jorgensen, H., “Turbulent Stress Measurements Downstream of Six Mechanical Aortic Valves     in a Pulsatile Flow Model,” Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,     Aarhus Kommunehospital, Denmark, J Biomech, 1988, 21(8):631-45.

          PMID# 3176018

 

Hasenkam, J. M., Westphal, D., Nygaard, H., Reul, H., Giersiepen, M., Stodkilde-   Jorgensen, H., “In Vitro Stress Measurements in the Vicinity of Six Mechanical    Aortic Valves Using Hot-Film Anemometry in Steady Flow,” Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Aarhus Kommunehospital, Denmark, Biomech, 1988, 21(3):235-47.

          PMID# 2967827

 

Hedger, P., “Single-Leg Separations in Explanted Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart           Valves,” Lancet, 1994, 343:294-5.

          PMID# 7905199

 

Hendel, P. N., “Bjork-Shiley Strut Fracture and Disc Escape: Literature Review and a           Method of Disc Retrieval,” Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catharina           Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Ann Thorac Surg, 1989, Mar, 47(3):436-       40.
          PMID# 2649033

 

Herse, B., Baryalei, M., Wiegand, V., Autschbach, R., “Fractured Strut of Bjork-Shiley     70 Degrees Convexo-Concave Mitral Valve Prosthesis Found in Left Coronary    Artery. Use of a Portable Transcutaneous Cardiopulmonary Bypass System for    Successful Valve Replacement,” Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular        Surgery, University of Gottingen, Germany, Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1993, Feb,          41(1): 77-9.

          PMID# 8367861

 

Heystraten, FMJ, Paalman, H., “Cineradiographic Evaluation of Bjork-Shiley Mitral          and Aortic Valves: A Study of Sixty Cases,” Ann Radiol, 1981, 24:346-8.

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