Prospective randomized comparison of CarboMedics and St Jude Medical bileaflet mechanical heart valve prostheses: An interim report

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-32

  Lim, Kelvin H H ^a   Caputo, Massimo ^a   Ascione, Raimondo ^a   Wild, Jan ^a   West, Robert ^a,b   Angelini, Gianni D ^a   Bryan, Alan J ^a   Calafiore, Antonio Maria ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036383263     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.119703     Document Type: Article

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