Are the Current Doppler Echocardiography Criteria Able to Discriminate Mitral Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valve Malfunction? An In Vitro Study

... Jude Medical size 23 mm, a resistance and a compliance). The BMHV to be tested is placed directly between the left atrium and the left ventricle molds. The activation of the left ventricle is performed by a Vivitro superpump (VivitroLabs, Victoria, BC, Canada). ...