Bjork-Shiley convexo-concave valve: Is a prophylactic re-replacement justified?

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-346

  Actis Dato, G M ^c   Centofanti, P ^c   Actis Dato Jr , A ^a,b   Aidala, E ^c   Punta, G ^c   Poletti, G ^c   Di Summa, M ^c  

^a Ital Institution of Cardiac Surgery   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Follow up studies; Heart valve prosthesis; Prosthesis failure; Reoperation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; MORTALITY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033040966     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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