The transvalvar gradient after the aortic porcine stented valve replacement can be predicted? O gradiente transvalvar resultante de troca valvar porcina com suporte pode ser previsto?

OBJECTIVE: This work aimed at establishing scientific criteria using the valve size mismatch to predict the transvalvar gradient resultant of aortic valve replacement. METHOD: Thirty-one consecutive patients who survived aortic valve replacement surgeries using Labcor porcine stented prosthesis, in...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Augusto Victor Rocha, Renato Rocha Rabello, Sérgio Caporali de Oliveira, Marcus Gustavo Tito, Pollyana Cardoso Freire Cataldo, Homero Geraldo de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2003-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382003000200011