Clinical predictors of prosthesis-patient mismatch after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis

Clinical predictors of prosthesis-patient mismatch after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis

OBJECTIVE: We sought to ascertain predictors of Patient Prosthesis Mismatch, an independent predictor of mortality, in patients with aortic stenosis using bioprosthetic valves. METHOD: We analyzed 2,107 sequential surgeries. Patient Prosthesis Mismatch was calculated using the effective orifice area...

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Main Authors: Luis M Astudillo, Orlando Santana, Pablo A Urbandt, Alexandre M Benjo, Lior U Elkayam, Francisco O Nascimento, Gervasio A Lamas, Joseph Lamelas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Aortic Stenosis
Patient Prosthesis Mismatch
Bioprosthesis Female
Gender Clinical Predictors
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000100009

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