A Starr-Edwards model 6120 mechanical prosthesis in the mitral valve position for 38 years

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 756-758

  Peterman, Mark A ^a   Donsky, Michael S ^a   Matter, Gregory J ^a   Roberts, William Clifford ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARR EDWARDS VALVE PROSTHESIS; STENOSIS;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION;

EID: 32844459975     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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