Aortic valve replacement using bovine pericardial bioprostheses: 12 years of experience Substituição valvar aórtica por bioprótese de pericárdio bovino: 12 anos de experiência

Aortic valve replacement using bovine pericardial bioprostheses: 12 years of experience Substituição valvar aórtica por bioprótese de pericárdio bovino: 12 anos de experiência

OBJECTIVES: The present study is aimed at evaluating the long-term outcomes (up to 12 years of follow-up) of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement using bovine pericardial prostheses. METHOD: From March 1992 to January 2003, 287 patients underwent aortic valve replacement as a single procedur...

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Main Authors: Domingo M. Braile, João Carlos Leal, Moacir Fernandes Godoy, Maria Christiane Valéria Braile, Alfredo de Paula Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2003-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Bioprótese
Prótese das valvas cardíacas
Valva aórtica
Bioprosthesis
Aortic valve
Survival
Clinical Evolution
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