Excellent durability of a Starr-Edwards mitral caged-ball-valve prosthesis over 34 years

J Card Surg. 2011 Jan;26(1):72. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01152.x. Epub 2010 Nov 14.

Authors

Giovanni Mariscalco¹, Giuseppe P Cozzi, Riccardo Gherli, Andrea Sala

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Varese University Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. giovannimariscalco@yahoo.it

PMID: 21073526
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01152.x

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Bioprosthesis*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery
Prosthesis Failure
Pulmonary Edema / etiology
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors