eComment: Factors related to bioprosthetic valve calcification in the elderly.
Gunay
Rafet
R
Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bicer
Mehmet
M
Sensoz
Yavuz
Y
Demirtas
Mahmut M
MM
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