Aortic valve replacement in patients aged 50 to 70 years: Improved outcome with mechanical versus biologic prostheses

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 878-884

  Brown, Morgan L ^a   Schaff, Hartzell V ^a   Lahr, Brian D ^a   Mullany, Charles J ^a   Sundt, Thoralf M ^a   Dearani, Joseph A ^a   McGregor, Christopher G ^a   Orszulak, Thomas A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HAZARD RATIO; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VALVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41049089421     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.065     Document Type: Article

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