Pannus-related prosthetic valve dysfunction and life-threatening aortic regurgitation

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 666-669

  Mullenix, Philip S ^a   Parsa, Cyrus J ^a   Mackensen, G Burkhard ^a   Jollis, James G ^a   Harrison, J Kevin ^a   Hughes, G Chad ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BIOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 59649094624     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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