Evaluation of a novel bioprosthetic heart valve incorporating anticalcification and antimicrobial technology in a sheep model

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 633-638

  Langanki, Dan ^a   Ogle, Matthew F ^a   Cameron, J Douglas ^b   Lirtzman, Ross A ^c   Schroeder, Richard F ^a   Mirsch, M William ^a  

^a St Jude Medical Inc USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c BioSurg Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCIUM; POLYESTER; SILVER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDITIS; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CALCINOSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE; POLYESTERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP;

EID: 0031791261     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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