Preliminary results of 130 aortic valve replacements with a new mechanical bileaflet prosthesis: The Edwards MIRA valve

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-83

  Remadi, J P ^a   Marticho, P ^a   Nzomvuama, A ^a   Degandt, A ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; Cardiac surgery; MIRA prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDWARD MIRA VALVE PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX RATIO; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 0344419994     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(02)00089-0     Document Type: Article

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