Aortic Valve Replacement. A Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Versus Biological Valves in Patients Ages 55 to 70 Years

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 1862-1868

  Stassano, Paolo ^a   Di Tommaso, Luigi ^a   Monaco, Mario ^b   Iorio, Francesco ^a   Pepino, Paolo ^b   Spampinato, Nicola ^a   Vosa, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Istituto Clinico Pineta Grande   (Italy)

Author keywords

aortic valve replacement; biological valve; mechanical valve; valve outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARBOMEDICS PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE; CARPENTIER EDWARDS BIOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARFARIN;

EID: 70350516069     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.032     Document Type: Article

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