Cardiology MCQ – Initial Prosthetic Valve – Answer

Cardiology MCQ – Initial Prosthetic Valve – Answer

Initial implantation of a prosthetic valve for treatment of valvular heart disease by Charles Hufnagel in 1952 was into which position?

Correct answer: 2. Descending aorta

Initial series was of 200 patients with aortic regurgitation in which a caged ball prosthetic valve was placed in the descending aorta [1].

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Reference

1. Hufnagel CA, Harvey WP. The surgical correction of aortic regurgitation preliminary report.Bull Georgetown Univ Med Cent. 1953; 6:60–61.