Mid-Term Outcome of Mechanical Pulmonary Valve Prostheses: TheImportance of Anticoagulation

Introduction: Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) is being performed more commonly lateafter the correction of tetralogy of Fallot. Most valves are replaced with an allograft or xenograft,although reoperations are a common theme. Mechanical prostheses have a less favorable reputationdue to the necessi...

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Main Authors: Anita Sadeghpour, Majid Kyavar, Bahareh Javani, Hooman Bakhshandeh, Majid Maleki, Zahra Khajali, Lakshman Subrahmanyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
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Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCVTR/PDF/JCVTR-6-163.pdf