Stentless vs. stented aortic valve bioprostheses: A prospective randomized controlled trial

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2369-2374

  Dunning, J ^a   Graham, R J ^a   Thambyrajah, J ^a   Stewart, M J ^a   Kendall, S W H ^a   Hunter, S ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; Mass regression; Stentless valve; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REMISSION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENT;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BIOPROSTHESIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148872276     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm327     Document Type: Article

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