St. Jude SPV versus medtronic freestyle: A single institution comparison of two stentless aortic valves

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 392-397

  Legare, J F ^a   Wood, J W ^a   Koilpillai, C ^a   Buth, K J ^a   MacDougall, C ^a   Ross, David B ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; BIOPROSTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; STENT;

EID: 0032321641     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1998.tb01102.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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