Extended (31 years) durability of a Starr-Edwards prosthesis in mitral position

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 570-571

  Tarzia, Vincenzo ^a   Bottio, Tomaso ^b   Testolin, Luca ^a   Gerosa, Gino ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prophylactic replacement; Retrieval analysis; Starr Edwards prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; STARR EDWARDS VALVE PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 34548395883     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.146399     Document Type: Article

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