Myocardial structure and function in patients with aortic valve disease and their relation to postoperative results

Left ventricular angiographic studies were performed before and 6 months after aortic valve replacement with a Björk-Shiley prosthesis in 21 patients, 5 with aortic stenosis, 8 with mixed aortic valve lesions and 8 with aortic insufficiency. The degree of myocardial fibrosis and myocardial ultrastru...

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