The low profile bioprosthesis: results with 491 valves implanted in 453 patients for up to 5 years.
This report summarizes results of the first 453 consecutive patients who had 491 low profile bioprostheses implanted at the Italian Hospital in Buenos Aires over a 5-year period. During this time, with the goal of long-term durability, the valve mounting technique was slightly modified, whereas the materials and design of the annulus underwent more extensive changes.
Navia
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Cardiovascular Surgery Department and Hemodynamic Laboratory, Italian Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gimenez
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Tamashiro
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Esper
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Haller
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Liotta
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