Does the St. Jude Regent 17-mm Offer Better Outcomes Than the Hemodynamic Plus 17-mm Aortic Valve Mechanical Prothesis?
The SJMR-17 can be employed with satisfactory postoperative clinical and hemodynamic outcomes in patients with small aortic annulus, especially in elderly patients offering better outcome than SJMHP-17.
The measurement of device and electrode array function is quite simple with the CI24M software. These measurements can be obtained intraoperatively as well as postoperatively. We conclude that VESR and NRT measurements can be very helpful in programming for patients with cochlear implants, especially children, because they provides us with target settings for the speech processor.