Thrombogenicity and reoperation of the St. Jude Medical Silzone® valve: A comparison with the conventional St. Jude Medical valve

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 635-639

  Stalenhoef, Janneke E ^a   Mellema, Erni C ^a   Veeger, Nic J G M ^a   Ebels, Tjark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOGENICITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141836992     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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