Ex vivo evaluation of the Ozaki procedure in comparison with the native aortic valve and prosthetic valves.

Hiroyuki SaishoMichael ScharfschwerdtTim SchallerNajla SadatAnas AboudStephan EnsmingerBuntaro Fujita

Published in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2022)

The Ozaki procedure showed excellent hydrodynamic performance compared to prosthetic valves and showed similar cusp motion characteristics to the native aortic valve. Our results suggest that the Ozaki neocuspidized valve behaves physiologically in many aspects, which may contribute to beneficial clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic stenosis
minimally invasive
high speed
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation