Use of heart valves in older patients

Circulation

Volumn 111, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2152-2153

  Cohn, Lawrence H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Aortic valve; Bioprosthesis; Editorials; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; BIOPROSTHESIS; EDITORIAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SWINE;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 18244408233     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000165305.02689.86     Document Type: Editorial

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