Aortic valve replacement with the Starr-Edwards prosthesis: a comparison of the first and second decades of follow-up.
There are few prostheses in current use that allow 20-year follow-up. This report compares the rates of valve-related complications during the first and second decades following aortic valve replacement with the Silastic ball prosthesis. (table; see text) Valve-related complication rates with this prosthesis have been low overall. Performance characteristics of this valve have remained stable through the second decade of follow-up. These results should be used as the standard in the evaluation of long-term results with other more recently introduced mechanical and tissue valves.
Cobanoglu
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Heart Institute, St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, OR.
Fessler
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Guvendik
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Grunkemeier
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Starr
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D001021:Aortic Valve; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012086:Reoperation; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology