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Titel:

Twenty-year experience with the St. Jude medical Biocor bioprosthesis in the aortic position.

Dokumenttyp:
Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Autor(en):
Eichinger, WB; Hettich, IM; Ruzicka, DJ; Holper, K; Schricker, C; Bleiziffer, S; Lange, R
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term performance of the St. Jude Medical Biocor stented porcine prosthesis in the aortic position. METHODS: From January 1985 to December 1996, 455 patients admitted for aortic valve replacement were consecutively enrolled in this study. The mean age was 72.5 +/- 9 years, 18 patients (3.5%) had had previous cardiac surgery, and coronary artery bypass grafting was performed in 171 patients (37.6%). Follow-up was complete in 99.6%; up...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Ann Thorac Surg
Jahr:
2008
Band / Volume:
86
Heft / Issue:
4
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
1204-10
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.058
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18805161
Print-ISSN:
0003-4975
TUM Einrichtung:
Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (Prof. Lange)
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