The freestyle aortic bioprosthesis: A systematic review

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1110-1117

  Sherrah, Andrew G ^a,b   Edelman, J James B ^b   Thomas, Shane R ^c   Brady, Peter W ^d   Wilson, Michael K ^b,e   Jeremy, Richmond W ^a,b   Bannon, Paul G ^a,b   Vallely, Michael P ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aortic root; Aortic surgery; Aortic valve; Biological prosthesis; Valve replacement

Indexed keywords

AORTA GRAFT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE COMPARISON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FREESTYLE BIOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANIMAL; AORTA; AORTA VALVE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS;

EID: 84912531144     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.262     Document Type: Review

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