Aortic valve replacement. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scan through the heart of a 58-year-old woman with heart failure due to aortic valve disease. Her aortic valve (white) has been replaced with a bioprosthesis, combining artificial and animal materials. The valve is made from pig (porcine) tissue combined with a non-biological material for the ring enclosing the valve. The aortic valve lies between the heart's left ventricle and the aorta. | |
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