Mario Vrandecic, Fernando Antonio Fantini, Bayard Gontijo Filho, OliveiraOzananCésar de, CostaJúniorIdailMartins da, Erika Vrandecic
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: The study aim was to update the clinical analysis of hemodynamic performance, structural failure and survival in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) with a composite aortic, aldehyde tanned, stentless porcine bioprosthesis. METHODS: Between January 1990 and March 2001, 247 patients underwent AVR with aortic stentless valves. Patient demographic and clinical analysis included age, sex, valve lesion, valve size, pre- and postoperative NYHA class, hospital morbidity, mortality, operative data and duration of hospitalization...
January 2002: Journal of Heart Valve Disease