← Miles Lowell Edwards, Heart Valve Inventor

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By | Published February 16, 2017 | Full size is 3044 × 4653 pixels

The Starr-Edwards valve is a silicone ball that is held in a small cage that is sown into the heart.

Courtesy Sally McLoughlin

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