Twelve-year experience with the Carpentier–Edwards pericardial aortic valve at a single Japanese center

Our aim was to evaluate the long-term results of implantation of the Carpentier–Edwards pericardial (CEP) valve in the aortic position. Between January 1996 and December 2007, 244 patients who underwent aortic valve replacement using the CEP valve were enrolled in this study. A 19-mm valve was used...

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