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- Document type:
- Journal Article
- Author(s):
- Bleiziffer, S; Eichinger, WB; Hettich, I; Ruzicka, D; Wottke, M; Bauernschmitt, R; Lange, R
- Title:
- Impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch on exercise capacity in patients after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement.
- Abstract:
- OBJECTIVE: It is presumed that patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) influences morbidity and mortality after aortic valve replacement (AVR). The aim of our study was to determine the impact of PPM on physical capacity. METHODS: Six months after AVR with a bioprosthesis, stress echocardiography was performed on a bicycle ergometer in 312 patients. Depending on gender, age and weight, the target exercise level for every patient was determined by a reference table. Maximum achieved workload is given as percentage of the predicted exercise capacity (PPEC). PPM was defined as an effective orifice area index
- Journal title abbreviation:
- Heart
- Year:
- 2008
- Journal volume:
- 94
- Journal issue:
- 5
- Pages contribution:
- 637-41
- Language:
- eng
- Fulltext / DOI:
- doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.116673
- Pubmed ID:
- http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17686803
- Print-ISSN:
- 1355-6037
- TUM Institution:
- Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (Prof. Lange)
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