Small pulses of alternating current have been found to be conducted chiefly in the channels
of the cell walls of tubers of potato (Solatium tuberosum), the roots and stems of alfalfa (…

Objective: Advancing life expectancy with the increased prevalence of aortic valve
degenerative disease brings the need for an aortic bioprosthesis with excellent haemodynamic …

Background The introduction and refinement of coronary-artery stenting dramatically changed
the practice of percutaneous coronary revascularization in the mid-1990s. We analyzed …

OBJECTIVE: To calculate the cost of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and to compare
it with the costs determined in two previous Canadian studies. DESIGN: Retrospective cost-…

Background: Documentation of the hemodynamics of the Mitroflow aortic pericardial
bioprosthesis has been incomplete. The aim of the study was to provide reference effective orifice …

The Carpentier‐Edwards supra‐annular porcine bioprosthesis has been utilized at the
University of British Columbia since its introduction in 1982. The prosthesis was designed to …

… Ian Munro MD a , Robert I Hayden MD a , Robert T Miyagishima MD a , Hilton Ling MD a
, Guy J Fradet MD a , Samuel V Lichtenstein MD, PhD a , Keir M Stewart MD a …

From 1975 to 1989, over 1400 patients in the elderly population and over 1700 patients
under 65 years of age received the Carpentier-Edwards standard (CE-Standard) and supra-…

The Carpentier‐Edwards standard porcine bioprosthesis was implanted in 1,195 patients in
1,213 operative procedures between 1975 and 1987, with the majority of implants …

Survival and event-free rates of 47 polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)(Gore-Tex) shunts for severe
cyanotic congenital heart defects were studied in 42 children from April, 1981, to March, …