Long-term results of valve replacement with the St. Jude Medical prosthesis
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Isolated mitral valve replacement with St. Jude medical prosthesis: long-term results: a follow-up of 19 years.
BACKGROUND In this retrospective study, approximately 440 patients received mitral valve replacements with the St Jude Medical prosthesis. The last patient was operated on 10 years before the beginning of the follow-up. The extended follow-up was 19 years. METHODS AND RESULTS Four hundred forty patients (sex ratio, 1.32 [men to women]; age, 60+/-11.4 years; age range, 7 to 75 years) were oper...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(95)70309-8