Table 1.
Overview of the four investigated heart valves
Valve type | Name | Manufacturer | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PEV | Pericardial valve | Magna ease aortic | Edwards Life Sciences, Irvine, CA, USA | Stented bovine pericardial bioprosthesis |
3300TFX23MM | ||||
FRV | Fresh porcine valve | No name | In‐house, extracted from the slaughterhouse | Fresh valve taken from the slaughterhouse, mounted according to Ref. [33] |
BIV | Bioprosthesis | Mosaic ultra | Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, MN, USA | Stented porcine bioprosthesis |
25A05J0154 | ||||
FIV | Fixated porcine valve | No name | In‐house, extracted from the slaughterhouse | Valve taken from the slaughterhouse, fixated according to Ref. [33] |