Table I.

List of bioprosthetic heart valves (BHV) used in this study.

	Manufacturer	Name of BHV	Animal source	Bioprosthesis treatment
1	Medtronic	Mosaic	Porcine aortic valves	Glutaraldehyde and alpha amino oleic acid
2	St Jude Medical	TRIFECTA	*Bovine and porcine pericardium	Linx™ AC Technology (proprietary anti-calcification treatment)
3	Sorin	Solo Smart	Bovine pericardium	Homocysteic acid
4	Sorin	Mitrofow PRT	Bovine pericardium	Octanediol
5	Sorin	Mitrofow	Bovine pericardium	Glutaraldehyde
6	Medtronic	ATS 3f	Equine pericardium	Glutaraldehyde

^*The TRIFECTA valve (St. Jude Medical) is a three-leaflet stented bovine pericardial valve designed for supra-annular placement in the aortic position. In TRIFECTA, the valve leaflets are made of bovine pericardium. The stent, excluding the sewing cuff, is covered with porcine pericardium