Heart Valves: Which is the Best Choice?

Vascular

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 393-397

  Senthilnathan, V ^a   Treasure, T ^a   Grunkemeier, G ^a   Starr, A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anticoagulation; heart valve; homograft; mechanical heart valve; pericardial heart valve; tissue heart valve

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ALLOGRAFT; ANTICOAGULATION; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; BLEEDING; DEVICE; HANCOCK VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; STARR EDWARDS VALVE PROSTHESIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

BIOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033067022     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099900700401     Document Type: Review

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