Medtronic Hall valve
CARDIOLOGY
A tilting disc type mechanical prosthesis used to replace a defective aortic valve.
First implanted in 1977, a 25-year followup study of 816 patients receiving the valve revealed minimal complications:
• Thromboembolism–1.5%/patient-year
• Warfarin-related bleeding–0.7%/patient-year
• Endocarditis—0.16%/patient-year and no mechanical failures.
Synonyms Hall-Kaster valve, Medtronic Hall-Kaster tilting disc, Medtronic heart valve
Reference Circulation 2007; 116: 1795-1800 Blo
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