Characteristics, evaluation, and complications of prosthetic valves and valvular repair.
The availability of prosthetic heart valves and advances in techniques for their installation have drastically changed the outcome of valvular heart disease.  Problems remain, however, in the assessment of prosthetic valve function, durability of prosthetic valves, preservation of left ventricular performance, and the treatment of complications of prosthetic dysfunction.  Recent reports have addressed these issues.
Loma Linda University Medical Center, California.
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D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left