Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2985299 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2006 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
There was no difference in risk factor-corrected overall death rate between mechanical or bioprosthetic aortic valves irrespective of age. Choice of prosthetic valve should therefore not be rigorously based on age alone. Risk of bioprosthetic valve degeneration in young and middle-aged patients and in the elderly and old with a long life expectancy would be an important factor because risk of stroke may primarily be related to patient factors.
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Authors
Ole MD, PhD, Martin MSc, PhD,