title: Valve-related events: a system of definitions.
abstract: A system of definitions for valve-related complications is proposed for use in the assessment of the clinical performance of prosthetic heart valves.
mesh_terms: D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D011475:Prosthesis Failure