Pathologic analysis of 19 heart valves with silver-coated sewing rings

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 530-538

  Butany, Jagdish ^a   Leask, Richard L ^a   Desai, Nimesh D ^b   Jegatheeswaran, Anusha ^b   Silversides, Candice ^a   Scully, Hugh E ^b   Feindel, Christopher ^b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILVER DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXUDATE; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PANNUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER;

EID: 33750443290     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2006.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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