title: eComment: Factors related to bioprosthetic valve calcification in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rafet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gunay
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bicer
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sensoz
authors.forename: Mahmut M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Demirtas
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome