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Anticoagulation
Albes JM, Hartrumpf M, Rudolph V, et al. Are mechanical valves with enhanced inner diameter advantageous in the small sized aortic annulus? Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Nov; 76(5): 1564-70; discussion 1570. PMID: 14602286
Design
Aoyagi S, Kawara T, Fukunaga S, et al. Cineradiographic evaluation of ATS open pivot bileaflet valves. J Heart Valve Disease. 1997; 6:258-263. PMID: 9183724
Feng Z, Umezu M, Fujimoto T, et al. Analysis of ATS leaflet behavior by in vitro experiment. J Artif Organs. 1999; 2:46-52. ID: ATS0003
Feng ZG, Umezu M, Fujimoto T, et al. In vitro hydrodynamics of four bileaflet valves in mitral position. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2000; 8:3-10. ID: ATS0004
Feng Z, Umezu M, Fujimoto T, et al. In vitro hydrodynamic characteristics among three bileaflet valves in the mitral position. Artif Organs. 2000; 24(5):346-354. PMID: 10848675
Feng Z, Nakamura T, Fujimoto T, et al. In vitro investigation of opening behavior and hydrodynamics of bileaflet valves in the mitral position. Artif Organs. 2002; 26(1):32-39. PMID: 11872009
Kelly SGD, Verdonck PR, Vierendeels JAM, et al. A three-dimensional analysis of flow in the pivot regions of an ATS bileaflet valve. Int J Artif Organs. 1999; 22:754-763. PMID: 10612303
Kelly SGD. Computational fluid dynamics insights in the design of mechanical heart valves. Artif Organs. 2002; 26(7):608-613. PMID: 12081519
Tayama E, Feng Z, Oda T, et al. ATS prosthetic valve motion: an in vitro analysis. J Heart Valve Dis. 2000; 9(3):408-414. PMID: 10888099
Verdonck PR, Van Nooten GJ, Van Belleghem Y. Pulse duplicator hydrodynamics of four different bileaflet valves in the mitral position. Cardiovasc Surg. 1997; 5(6):593-603. PMID: 9423945
Durability
Grattan MT, Thulin LI. Leaflet arrest in St Jude Medical and CarboMedics valves: an experimental study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2004 Jun; 25(6):953-7. PMID: 15144994
Hemodynamics
ATS Medical, Inc., Pre-market approval application - Summary of Safety and Effectiveness: 2000. Washington, D.C.; U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2000. P990046 ID: ATS0001
Echevarria JR, Fernandez AL, San Roman A, et al. Clinical and hemodynamic performance of the ATS heart valve prosthesis (AP Series) in the small aortic root. Paper presented at: 15th World Congress of the World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, 1999. ID: ATS0002
Emery RW, Petersen RJ, Kersten TE, et al. The initial United States experience with the ATS mechanical cardiac valve prosthesis. Heart Surgery Forum. 2001; 4(4):346-353. PMID: 11803148
Emery RW, Krogh CC, Jones DJ, et al. Five-year follow up of the ATS mechanical heart valve. J Heart Valve Dis. 2004 Mar; 13(2):231-8. PMID: 15086262
Hasegawa M. Clinical evaluation of ATS prosthetic valve by Doppler echocardiography: comparison with St. Jude Medical (SJM) valve. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000; 6(4):247-251. PMID: 11042481
Jazayeri S, Gomez MC, Tatou E, et al. Clinical experience and doppler echocardiographic assessment of the first 100 ATS AP (Advanced Perfomance) prosthetic valve in the aortic position. J Heart Valve Disease. 2003; 12:628-633. PMID: 14565717
Jazayeri S, Gomez MC, Tatou E, et al. Clinical experience and doppler echocardiographic assessment of the first 100 ATS AP (Advanced Performance) prosthetic valve in the aortic position. Paper presented at: The Society for Heart Valve Disease 2nd Biennial Meeting, 2003; Paris, France. ID: ATS0005
Karpuz H, Jeanrenaud X, Hurni M, et al. Doppler echocardiographic assessment of the new ATS Medical prosthetic valve in the aortic position. Am J Card Imaging. 1996; 10(4):254-260. PMID: 9012393
Krian A. Clinical results of a large series of ATS valve implants. In: Krian A, Matloff JM, Nicoloff DM, eds. Advancing the Technology of Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves: Springer Verlag; 1998:53-71. ID: ATS0006
Labrousse LM, Choukroun E, Serena D, et al. Prospective study of hemodynamic performances of standard ATS and AP-ATS valves. J Heart Valve Disease. 2003; 12:341-347. PMID: 12803334
Tesar PJ, O'Brien MF, Mau TK, Pohlner PG. Queensland/Australian experience with the ATS mechanical valve November 1996. In: Krian A, Matloff JM, Nicoloff DM, eds. Advancing the Technology of Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves: Springer Verlag; 1998:75-87. ID: ATS0009
Thomson HL, O'Brien MF, Almeida AA, et al. Haemodynamics and left ventricular mass regression: a comparison of the stentless, stented, and mechanical aortic valve replacement. Eur J Cardio-thorac Surg. 1998; 13(5):572-575. PMID: 9663541
Westaby S, Van Nooten G, Sharif H, et al. Valve replacement with the ATS Open Pivot bileaflet prosthesis. Eur J Cardio-thorac Surg. 1996; 10:660-665. PMID: 8875175
Quality of Life
Emery RW, Petersen RJ, Kersten TE, et al. The initial United States experience with the ATS mechanical cardiac valve prosthesis. Heart Surgery Forum. 2001; 4(4):346-353. PMID: 11803148
Emery RW, Van Nooten GJ, Tesar PJ. The initial experience with the ATS Medical mechanical cardiac valve prosthesis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003; 75(2):444-452. PMID: 12607652
Emery RW, Krogh CC, Jones DJ, et al. Five-year follow up of the ATS mechanical heart valve. J Heart Valve Dis. 2004 Mar; 13(2):231-8. PMID: 15086262
Hata M, Shiono M, Orime Y, et al. Mid-term results of ATS Open Pivot bileaflet mechanical prosthetic heart valve. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000; 6(1):34-38. PMID: 10748357
Johansen P, Hansen SB, Hasenkam JM, Nygaard H. Noise levels of closing sounds in vivo are equal for different bileaflet mechanical heart valves. J Heart Valve Dis. 2003 Nov; 12(6):764-71. PMID: 14658819
Laurens RR, Wit HP, Ebels T. Mechanical heart valve prostheses: sound level and related complaints. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1992; 6(2):57-61. PMID: 1581081
Sezai A, Shiono M, Orime Y, et al. Evaluation of valve sound and its effects on ATS prosthetic valves in patient's quality of life. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000; 69:507-512. PMID: 10735689
Thromboresistance
ATS Medical, Inc., Pre-market approval application - Summary of Safety and Effectiveness: 2000. Washington, D.C.; U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2000. P990046 ID: ATS0001
Baykut D, et al. Eleven-year single-center experience with the ATS Open Pivot Bileaflet heart valve. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006; 82(3):847-52.
Emery RW, Petersen RJ, Kersten TE, et al. The initial United States experience with the ATS mechanical cardiac valve prosthesis. Heart Surgery Forum. 2001; 4(4):346-353. PMID: 11803148
Emery RW, Van Nooten GJ, Tesar PJ. The initial experience with the ATS Medical mechanical cardiac valve prosthesis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003; 75(2):444-452. PMID: 12607652
Emery RW, Krogh CC, Jones DJ, et al. Five-year follow up of the ATS mechanical heart valve. J Heart Valve Dis. 2004 Mar; 13(2):231-8. PMID: 15086262
Krian A. Clinical results of a large series of ATS valve implants. In: Krian A, Matloff JM, Nicoloff DM, eds. Advancing the Technology of Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves: Springer Verlag; 1998:53-71. ID: ATS0006
Shiono M, Sezai Y, Sezai A, et al. Multi-institutional experience of the ATS Open Pivot bileaflet valve in Japan. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1996; 2(1):51-58. ID: ATS0007
Stefanidis C, et al. 10-Year Experience with the ATS Mechanical Valve in the Mitral Position. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005; 79:1934-8.
Takkenberg JJM, Janssen DPB, Sie TH, et al. Bileaflet valves, St. Jude versus ATS: a randomized study. Paper presented at: The Society for Heart Valve Disease 2nd Biennial Meeting, 2003; Paris, France. ID: ATS0008
Van Nooten GJ, Belleghem YV, Caes F, et al. Lower-Intensity anticoagulation for mechanical heart valves: a new concept with the ATS bileaflet aortic valve. J Heart Valve Disease. 2003; 12:495-502. PMID: 12918853
Westaby S, Van Nooten G, Sharif H, et al. Valve replacement with the ATS Open Pivot bileaflet prosthesis. Eur J Cardio-thorac Surg. 1996; 10:660-665. PMID: 8875175