Prophylactic reoperation after mitral valve replacement with the Starr-Edwards ball valve: a report of four cases

The Starr-Edwards ball valve was first applied clinically in 1960. In our hospital, this valve has been used since 1963, and some patients have been followed up for 30 years or more. Based on our experience, therapeutic strategies included revalve replacement as a preventive procedure in the absence...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2007-10, Vol.13 (5), p.316-321
Hauptverfasser:	Sezai, Akira, Hata, Mitsumasa, Niino, Tetsuya, Yoda, Masataka, Wakui, Shinji, Umeda, Tomofumi, Shimura, Kazuma, Furukawa, Nobuyuki, Tokai, Kohtaroh, Kasamaki, Yuji, Minami, Kazutomo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Echocardiography Female Heart Valve Prosthesis Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - instrumentation Humans Middle Aged Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Prosthesis Design Prosthesis Failure Reoperation
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