Eight-year results after aortic valve replacement with the Freestyle stentless bioprosthesis

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1657-1663

  Bach, David S ^a,f   Kon, Neal D ^b   Dumesnil, Jean G ^c   Sintek, Colleen F ^d   Doty, Donald B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f L3119 Women's 0273 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORTH AMERICA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT;

EID: 2642566951     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.01.023     Document Type: Article

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