Sentence examples for prosthetic ring from inspiring English sources
Dr. Colvin and his colleague Dr. Aubrey Galloway, who is now chairman of N.Y.U.'s cardiothoracic surgery department, invented the Colvin-Galloway Future Band, one of several types of prosthetic ring used to reshape a damaged mitral valve.
Remodeling of the dilated valve annulus with a prosthetic ring for repair of valve insufficiency is a well-established concept in mitral and tricuspid valve surgery and may also be suitable for aortic valve reconstruction.
The patient underwent a mitral valve repair with P3 resection and suture, followed by ring anuloplasty and tricuspid anuloplasty procedures using a prosthetic ring via a right mini-thoracotomy.
These differences are probably due to differences in the components and design of the prosthetic ring.
The densities of the prosthetic ring and leaflets varied between valves.
The CT densities of the prosthetic ring, the valve leaflets, fluid (water) and surrounding PMMA structure were measured 20-fold.
The new Carpentier McCarthy Adams IMR Etlogix® prosthetic annuloplasty ring was designed specifically to address the particular peculiarities of this condition, principally asymmetric annular dilatation.
These radiopaque parts were further characterized with the two thresholds derived from the prosthetic leaflets and ring.
PTFE is particularly used in implantable prosthetic heart valve rings.
Small friable vegetations less than 5 mm in size were present on the insertion ring of the prosthetic mitral valve.
