Open AccessMechanical or Biologic Prostheses for Aortic-Valve and Mitral-Valve Replacement
Author(s) -
Andrew B. Goldstone,
Peter Chiu,
Michael Baiocchi,
Bharathi Lingala,
William L. Patrick,
Michael P. Fischbein,
Y. Joseph Woo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1613792
Subject(s) - medicine , prosthesis , hazard ratio , cardiology , mitral valve replacement , aortic valve replacement , mitral valve , aortic valve , surgery , valve replacement , confidence interval , stenosis
In patients undergoing aortic-valve or mitral-valve replacement, either a mechanical or biologic prosthesis is used. Biologic prostheses have been increasingly favored despite limited evidence supporting this practice.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom