Pregnancy does not accelerate biological valve degeneration

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 418-421

  Cleuziou, Julie ^a   Hörer, Jürgen ^a   Kaemmerer, Harald ^a   Teodorowicz, Alexandra ^a   Kasnar Samprec, Jelena ^a   Schreiber, Christian ^a   Lange, Rüdiger ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioprosthesis; Pregnancy; Valves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649965939     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.04.095     Document Type: Article

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