Valve surgery: indications and long-term results.
The decision to perform valve surgery requires knowledge of the natural history of valvular heart disease and of the results of surgical therapy.  Recent reports have shed light on these important factors. Long-term results of valvular surgery are multifactorial, and data relating to age, type of prosthetic valve, and anticoagulation are presented.
Usher
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Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
D000367:Age Factors; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome