Avoiding prosthesis-patient mismatch in the elderly: options other than mechanical prostheses.
Kulik
Alexander
A
Kouchoukos
Nicholas T
NT
Ruel
Marc
M
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001830:Body Surface Area; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis