The Biomed caged-ball cardiac valve prosthesis. A study of 120 implants.
The purpose of this study was to report our experience with 120 prosthetic valves implanted in 105 patients over an 8-year period. Their preoperative status was compared at an average follow-up period of 4 years (range 1 to 6 years) with the postoperative results. We conclude that the Mexican-made valves (Biomed) meet the highest international quality standards: they are well tolerated by the patients; their performance is excellent and no postoperative dysfunction of the valves was ever detected. The few complications observed were no different from those reported for foreign ball-caged valves. Finally, most of our patients showed a marked improvement postoperatively.
Rosillo Izquierdo
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Departamento de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Hospital Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luis Potosí, México.
Sáenz Arroyo
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Aburto Osnaya
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Espino Vela
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D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000401:mortality; D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000401:mortality; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000401:mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology