Concomitant mitral valve surgery with aortic valve replacement: a 21-year experience with a single mechanical prosthesis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Long-term survival for combined aortic and mitral valve replacement appears to be determined by the mitral valve prosthesis from our previous studies. This 21-year retrospective study assess long-term outcome and durability of aortic...

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Main Authors: Sidhu Pushpinder, Jones J Mark, McGonigle Niall C, MacGowan Simon W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/2/1/24