Thirty years survival after double valve replacement with Starr-Edwards prostheses in aortic and mitral position

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 391-393

  Godje O ^a   Brenner, P ^a   Fischlein, T ^a   Reichart, B ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; Mitral valve replacement; Starr Edwards prostheses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARR EDWARDS VALVE PROSTHESIS; SURVIVAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 0343488401     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01064-0     Document Type: Article

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