TY - JOUR T1 - Total prosthetic replacement of atrioventricular valves in the dog JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 173 LP - 181 DO - 10.1136/thx.23.2.173 VL - 23 IS - 2 AU - G. Den Otter Y1 - 1968/03/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/23/2/173.abstract N2 - A free-floating cone valve to be used as a prosthesis for the tricuspid valve of the heart is described. It consists of a stainless steel flat cage with a Lucite cone inside. The experience and reasoning that led to its construction are presented and the results obtained with it in a series of 32 dogs are given. ER -