Outlet strut fracture of Björk-Shiley convexo-concave valves: Can valve-manufacturing characteristics explain the risk?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1143-1149

  Omar, Rumana Z ^a,d   Morton, Linda S ^a   Beime, Mairead ^a   Blot, William J ^b   Lawford, Patricia V ^c   Hose, Rodney ^c   Taylor, Kenneth M ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035384399     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.113937     Document Type: Article

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