PubMed · 13118868
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J VANDECASTEELE, J P RAZEMON. [Mitral valvotomy].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13118868/
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It is possible that mechanical heart valves mounted in an artificial heart close much faster than those used for clinical valve replacement, resulting in the formation of cavitation bubbles. In this study, the mechanism for mechanical heart cavitation was investigated using the Medtronic Hall monoleaflet valve and the Sorin Bicarbon bileaflet valve mounted at the mitral position in an electrohydraulic total artificial heart. The valve-closing velocity was measured with a charge-coupled device (CCD) laser displacement sensor, and images of mechanical heart valve cavitation were recorded using a high-speed video camera. The valve-closing velocity of the Sorin Bicarbon bileaflet valve was lower than that of the Medtronic Hall monoleaflet valve. Most of the cavitation bubbles generated by the monoleaflet valve were observed near the valve stop; with the Sorin Bicarbon bileaflet valve, cavitation bubbles were concentrated along the leaflet tip. The cavitation density increased as the valve-closing velocity and the valve stop area increased. These results strongly indicate that squeeze flow holds the key to cavitation in the mechanical heart valve. From the perspective of squeeze flow, bileaflet valves with a low valve-closing velocity and a small valve stop area may cause less blood cell damage than monoleaflet valves.
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