Open AccessImportance of implant technique on risk of major paravalvular leak (PVL) after St. Jude mechanical heart valve replacement: a report from the Artificial Valve Endocarditis Reduction Trial (AVERT)☆
Author(s) -
Lars Englberger,
Hartzell V. Schaff,
W.R. Eric Jamieson,
Elizabeth D. Kennard,
Kyung Ah Im,
Richard Holubkov,
Thierry Carrel
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.09.014
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , valve replacement , risk factor , surgery , cuff , fibrous joint , cardiology , mitral valve replacement , infective endocarditis , mitral valve , stenosis
To examine risk factors for major paravalvular leak (PVL) events after mechanical heart valve replacement.
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