Abstract |
One hundred patients in whom cloth-covered Starr-Edwards prostheses were implanted have now been followed for 3 to 7 years. The hospital mortality rate was 5 per cent, and survival at five years was 70 per cent. Complications related to valve design occurred in 8 per cent (4 per cent fatal). The majority of late deaths and poor results were related to progressive cardiac disease rather than valve-related complications. The results indicate that cloth-covered prostheses have significantly lowered the incidence of thromboembolism and eliminated poppet dysfunction. The problem of strut cloth wear was clinically observed only twice in 500 patient-years of follow-up.
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Authors | J S Carey |
Journal | The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
(J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg)
Vol. 71
Issue 5
Pg. 694-7
(May 1976)
ISSN: 0022-5223 [Print] United States |
PMID | 1263553
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aortic Valve
(surgery)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
(adverse effects, instrumentation, mortality)
- Humans
- Mitral Valve
(surgery)
- Prosthesis Design
- Textiles
- Tricuspid Valve
(surgery)
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