Prosethic Valves Flashcards
Mechanical valves are durable, but need?
Blood thinners
A st Jude valve is what kind of valve?
Bi leaflet. Creating 3 orifices.
CarboMedics is what kind of valve?
Bi leaflet. 3 orifices
Starr-Edwards is what kind of valve?
Caged ball
Bjork-Shirley is what kind of valve?
Tilting disk. 2 orifices
Bjork-Shirley is what kind of valve?
Tilting disk. 2 orifices
Medtronic Hall is what kind of valve?
Tilting disk. 2 leaflets
I’m
Prosthetic valves do not require blood thinners, but are not as?
Durable
Which type of valves acoustic shadowing?
Mechanical
Homografts or allografts are what kind of valves?
Homo=human
Human tissue. Valves made from tissue of the same species.
Allografts or homografts are ___ preserved
Cryo-perserved
Allografts or homografts can have what 3 characteristics?
-stented
-unsteneted
-due matter brain covering
Heterografts are also known as?
Xenografts
Homografts are also known as?
Allografts
What is a xenograft?
AK.A heterograft
They are valves a made from tissue or a different species (animals)
What is an autograft?
A valve made of the patient own tissue
Autografts are made of what kind of covering?
Fascis lata ( thigh muscle)
Carpenter Edward’s is what kind of valve?
Bioprosthic- hertrograft (xenograft)
Hancock valve is what kind of valve?
Bioprosthetic. Heterograft (xenograft)