Valve Area Given by Manufacturers Underestimates Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch Existence

Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Dec;102(6):2135-2136. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.019.

Authors

Rocio Diaz¹, Ruben Alvarez-Cabo², Daniel Hernandez-Vaquero², Jacobo Silva²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Surgery Department, Central University Hospital of Asturias, Calle del Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011, Oviedo, Spain. Electronic address: diazmendezro@gmail.com.
² Cardiac Surgery Department, Central University Hospital of Asturias, Calle del Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011, Oviedo, Spain.

PMID: 27847053
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.019

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / surgery
Bioprosthesis*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Prosthesis Design