[The use of biological cardiac valve prostheses in modern cardiosurgery].
The present review is devoted to the problem of bioprosthetics of cardiac valves with special reference to its methodological and technological aspects including peculiarities of the most extensively used varieties of biological prostheses, current tends in the choice of indications for their application in the treatment of various congenital valvular diseases and for their implantation to the specific groups of patients. The main causes and mechanisms underlying structural degradation of bioprostheses depending on the technological processes of their manufacture and the patterns of calcium salt accumulation in the fixed tissues are considered Physiological consequences and delayed results of bioprosthetics are discussed.
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Borisov
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Bletkin
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Savichev
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000592:standards