TY - JOUR
T1 - The Starr-Edwards valve
AU - Starr, Albert
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - This report reviews the results obtained with the current models of the Silastic ball valve, classifying the experience with the mitral and aortic models into the periods (Table presented.) before and after 1973. Valve failure is defined according to the Stanford method and includes any valve-related death or complication necessitating valve removal (there have been no mechanical failures). Comparison of the valve model used today with the same model used in the late 1960s shows that the results have improved dramatically, especially with regard to thromboembolism. The results obtained with valves implanted after 1973 compare favorably with those of other contemporary valves introduced in the early 1970s.
AB - This report reviews the results obtained with the current models of the Silastic ball valve, classifying the experience with the mitral and aortic models into the periods (Table presented.) before and after 1973. Valve failure is defined according to the Stanford method and includes any valve-related death or complication necessitating valve removal (there have been no mechanical failures). Comparison of the valve model used today with the same model used in the late 1960s shows that the results have improved dramatically, especially with regard to thromboembolism. The results obtained with valves implanted after 1973 compare favorably with those of other contemporary valves introduced in the early 1970s.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0735-1097(85)80503-9
DO - 10.1016/S0735-1097(85)80503-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 4031305
AN - SCOPUS:0022389536
SN - 0735-1097
VL - 6
SP - 899
EP - 903
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
IS - 4
ER -