Mechanical heart valves: Are two leaflets better than one?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1171-1179

  Wu, YingXing ^a   Gregorio, Rosario ^b   Renzulli, Attilio ^c   Onorati, Francesco ^b   De Feo, Marisa ^b   Grunkemeier, Gary ^a   Cotrufo, Maurizio ^b  

^a EARLE A CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842610640     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.08.030     Document Type: Article

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