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Lillehei-Nakib toroidal valve
Associated persons:
Clarence Walton Lillehei
Ahmad Nakib
Description:
A toroidal disc valve developed in 1967 by Lillehei and Ahmad Nakib. Between 1967 and 1970 about 500 of these valves were implanted, mostly to replace the mitral valve.
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