1. A cherry blossom moment in the history of heart valve replacement
Albert Starr, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 140, Issue 6, Pages (December 2010)
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2. Figure 1 Lowell Edwards and Dr Albert Starr.
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3. Figure 2
Leaflet type valves before implantations (A, C) and thrombosed after implant (B, D).
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4. Figure 3
Original caged ball valve (left) and shielded ball valve (right).
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5. Figure 4 Operative mortality by implant year for mitral valves.
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6. Figure 5
Evolution of the Starr–Edwards mitral valve from 1960 to 1966.
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