Mechanical versus biological aortic valve implants in the elderly. A comparison of early and mid-term results

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 395-398

  Thulin, Lars I ^a,b   Sjögren, Johan L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Cardiac surgery; Elderly; Heart valve prosthesis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035514522     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2001001100001     Document Type: Article

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