Time-related risk of the St. Jude Silzone heart valve | Zendy

Gary L. Grunkemeier | Zendy; Rui Jin | Zendy; Canqing Yu | Zendy; Richard Holubkov | Zendy; E KENNARD | Zendy; Hartzell V. Schaff | Zendy

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Time-related risk of the St. Jude Silzone heart valve

Author(s) -

Gary L. Grunkemeier,

Rui Jin,

Canqing Yu,

Richard Holubkov,

E KENNARD,

Hartzell V. Schaff

Publication year - 2006

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.2006.04.012

Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , mechanical heart , cardiology , hazard ratio , mitral valve , leak , incidence (geometry) , aortic valve , statistical significance , implant , surgery , confidence interval , physics , optics , environmental engineering , engineering

The St. Jude Medical Silzone heart valve had a silver-impregnated sewing ring designed to reduce the incidence of prosthetic valve endocarditis. Recruitment to the randomized AVERT study comparing Silzone valves with non-Silzone Control valves was stopped because of an increased risk of reoperation for paravalvular leak, but patient follow-up continues. Determining the time-related risk profile of the Silzone valve is important for helping physicians manage the approximately 28,000 patients currently alive with a Silzone valve.

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