First US implants of St Jude's mechanical heart valve:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
St Jude has announced the first implants of its SJM Masters rotatable mechanical heart valve in the US. Worldwide, almost 3,000 non-rotatable aortic and mitral versions of the valve have been implanted. Joining St Jude's other SJM Masters series valves, the mitral version can now carry the CE-marking following an audit by the Munich, Germany-based TUV Product Services.