Hancock II Aortic and Mitral Bioprostheses

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Valve Durability

Tissue Treatment - T6

Hancock^® II valve uses T6 (sodium dodecyl sulfate) to remove phosopholipids from xenograft tissue. The T6 tissue treatment has been reported to be useful in decreasing the extent of calcification in glutaraldehyde-fixed porcine aortic valves.¹

Tissue Treatment Comparisons:

Hancock II vs. Mitroflow

Hancock II vs. Biocor/Epic

1. Butany J, Yu W, Silver M, David T. Morphologic findings in explanted Hancock II porcine bioprostheses. J Heart Valve Dis 1999;8:4-15.

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