Requiem for a good mechanical heart valve: Farewell to the Medtronic Hall valve.
Centre of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal. Electronic address: antunes.cct.huc@sapo.pt.
Manuel J
MJ
Antunes
D000818:Animals; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000266:history; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome