Allografts for aortic valve and root replacement: Veni vidi vici?

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-105

  Takkenberg, Johanna J M ^a   Bogers, Ad J J C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allograft; Aortic valve replacement; Homograft; Microsimulation; Prognosis; Prosthetic valve selection

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALLOGRAFT; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA THROMBOSIS; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ENDOCARDITIS; GRAFT REJECTION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; AORTA VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; MALE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGE FACTORS; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 2342427776     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2.1.97     Document Type: Review

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