Special Report: 26-Year Durability of a Bioprosthesis Implanted in a 21-Year-Old Patient
Abstract The choice of prosthetic heart valve type is largely dependent upon patient's age at implantation and on what, in his eyes, seems more pertinent: avoidance of complications associated with anticoagulation of mechanical valves or structural valve deterioration of bioprosthetic valves. L...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2014-02-01
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| Series: | The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1364323 |