Artificial Connection Equipment being used on heart valves


Suturing the patient using mattress sutures. Mattress sutures are placed through the ring and annulus, because the surgeon doesn't want to use interrupted sutures to secure them as when they are tied, the knots produced could impair the prosthetic leaflets. The mattress sutures mean the threads are placed in pairs, so when tied to the corresponding thre


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