Is a stentless aortic valve superior to conventional bioprosthetic valves for aortic valve replacement?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 665-672

  Kallikourdis, Antonios ^a   Jacob, Samuel ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; Stented valve; Stentless valve; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STENTLESS AORTIC VALVE; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX SURGERY; AORTA VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTHESIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC VALVE; BENCHMARKING; BIOPROSTHESIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848854143     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.160051     Document Type: Article

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