title: The Sorin Bicarbon valve: clinical evaluation in Israel.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Four collaborating centers pooled their results with the Sorin Bicarbon Bileaflet valve.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between 6/91 and 11/95, 431 patients, 235 males and 196 females, underwent valve replacement using the new Sorin prosthesis; age range: 16-88, mean 61.4 yrs.
  
  
  METHODS
  AVR - 206, MVR - 177, TVR - 1, DVR - 47. Additional procedures - 139: CAB -117, valve repair - 22. AV sizes: 19-27, MV sizes: 21-33.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty day mortality was 4.3%. Early complications included: CVA - 1.4%, +ve blood culture - 2%, reop for bleeding - 5%. Late complications: infective endocarditis - 2.3%, valve thrombosis - 0.2%, thromboemboli - 2.5%, major bleeding - 1.6%, reoperation - 3%, late deaths (all causes) - 4.3%. No structural deterioration has been reported with this valve and acceptable gradients have been observed. Hemolysis is negligible.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on this intermediate experience the Sorin Bicarbon prosthesis is well-designed with good hemodynamic properties, and an acceptably low incidence of complications.
authors.affiliation: Bikur Cholim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Borman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deviri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bitran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silberman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Locker
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yakirevich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uretzky
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011474:Prosthesis Design