Bioprosthetic replacement after bioprosthesis failure: a hazardous choice?

Background. Following bioprosthetic failure, replacement is usually done with mechanical valves to avoid repeated reoperations. Methods. From 1986 to 1996 we operated on 130 patients with bioprosthetic failure, implanting a new bioprosthesis; this group included patients with contraindication to ant...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998-12, Vol.66 (6), p.S68-S72
Hauptverfasser:	Spampinato, Nicola, Gagliardi, Cesare, Pantaleo, Donato, Fimiani, Ludovico, Ascione, Raimondo, De Robertis, Fabio, Musumeci, Antonino, Stassano, Paolo
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Actuarial Analysis Anticoagulants Biological and medical sciences Bioprosthesis - adverse effects Cardiology. Vascular system Contraindications Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology Endocardial and cardiac valvular diseases Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Patient Participation Postoperative Hemorrhage - etiology Proportional Hazards Models Prosthesis Design Prosthesis Failure Reoperation Risk Factors Survival Rate Thromboembolism - etiology Tricuspid Valve - surgery
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