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Figure 1 (A, B, C) En face and lateral views of the newly designed stent before its covering (A and B), after its covering by a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane and the suture of the valve in the central tubular part (C). The stent is shown from the ventricular side with a valve in closed position.
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