Prospective randomized comparison of CarboMedics and St. Jude Medical bileaflet mechanical heart valve prostheses: Ten-year follow-up

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Bryan, Alan J ^a   Rogers, Chris A ^a   Bayliss, Kate ^a   Wild, Jan ^a   Angelini, Gianni D ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 33847027372     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.075     Document Type: Article

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