Acute mechanical valve thrombosis of the St. Jude medical prosthesis

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 164-168

  Fehmi Katircioglu S ^a   Tulga Ulus, A ^a   Yamak, Birol ^a   Özsöyler, Ibrahim ^a   Birincioǧlu, Levent ^a   Taşdemir, Oǧuz ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033502444     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1999.tb00971.x     Document Type: Article

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