Stentless versus stented bioprosthetic aortic valves: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-73

  Cheng, Davy ^a   Pepper, John ^b   Martin, Janet ^c   Stanbridge, Rex ^d   Ferdinand, Francis D ^e   Jamieson, W R Eric ^f   Stelzer, Paul ^g   Berg, Geoffrey ^h   Sani, Guido ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e LANKENAU HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h GOLDEN JUBILEE NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic valve surgery; Meta analysis; Stentless valve surgery

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 70349283083     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/imi.0b013e3181a34872     Document Type: Article

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