Thrombocytopaenia after aortic valve replacement with stented, stentless and sutureless bioprostheses

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Feb 1;51(2):340-346. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw295.

Authors

Olaf Stanger¹, Michael Grabherr¹, Brigitta Gahl¹, Sarah Longnus¹, Andreas Meinitzer², Martin Fiedler³, Hendrik Tevaearai¹, Thierry Carrel¹

Affiliations

¹ Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital, Auenbrugger University, Graz, Austria.
³ Center for Laboratory Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

PMID: 28186236
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw295

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Bioprosthesis / adverse effects*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Platelet Count
Postoperative Complications*
Prosthesis Design
Retrospective Studies
Stents / adverse effects*
Sutureless Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Switzerland / epidemiology
Thrombocytopenia / blood
Thrombocytopenia / epidemiology
Thrombocytopenia / etiology*