Early outcome of aortic valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis in patients with aortic stenosis. Is patient-prosthesis mismatch a significant clinical problem?
ntroduction: Prevalence of aortic valve disease increases with a population’s aging. Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is one of the most frequently performed procedures in cardiac surgery centres. Patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) is believed by some authors to be a significant clinical problem. The a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2007-03-01
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| Series: | Archives of Medical Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.termedia.pl/magazine.php?magazine_id=19&article_id=7865&magazine_subpage=FULL_TEXT |