Abstract
Selection of valve type for predominant usage is obscured by limiting the analysis to prosthesis-related rather than patient-oriented failure modes. In this report, “treatment failure” is defined as a valve-related death or permanent patient disability; successful reoperations are excluded, and emboli with permanent residua are included. Results with the Starr-Edwards Silastic ball valve (Oregon) and the Hancock (Stanford) and Carpentier-Edwards (Vancouver) porcine valves are compared using this new definition of treatment failure.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 245-253 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine