Acute traumatic injury of the thoracic aorta is a relatively common injury of deceleration
accidents, usually high-speed motor vehicle accidents. The limiting factor to successful hospital …

Long-term performance of biological prostheses and course of pregnancy, labor, and delivery
were evaluated in women less than 35 years of age. Between 1975 and 1987, 87 female …

Primary tissue failure (structural valve deterioration) has been documented as the most
prominent complication of porcine bioprostheses. The influence of age on primary tissue failure …

OBJECTIVE: Experience with the Carpentier-Edwards supra-annular porcine bioprosthesis (Edwards
Lifesciences, Irvine, Calif) has been evaluated longitudinally over 20 years. …

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the origin of the pulmonary
venous systolic flow pulse using wave-intensity analysis to separate forward- and backward-going …

Objective: The predominant complication of bioprostheses is structural valve deterioration and
the consequences of re-operation. Prosthesis choice for aortic valve replacement surgery (…

BACKGROUND.: The role of porcine bioprostheses in cardiac valve replacement has been
under review for several years. The literature deals primarily with age as a determinant of …

Background— The predominant complication of bioprostheses is structural valve deterioration
and the consequences of reoperation. The purpose of the study was to determine the …

The association of coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease was studied to
determine the influence of coronary artery disease on early and late mortality rates after …

From 1975 through 1992 inclusive, reoperative valve replacement (REOP) was required by
12.9% of patients (708/5,499). Of 1,355 patients with mechanical prostheses (MP), 46 (3.4%) …