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6831952

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Over 13 years, 96 Beall prostheses (80 Teflon, 16 Pyrolite) explanted at surgery were examined for durability, material wear, and clinical symptoms leading to surgical indication for excision were evaluated. The Teflon valves showed progressive disc wear and notching and two cases of disc escape from the cage; the Pyrolite discs were intact in all prostheses. The Dacron-Velour covering common to both types showed dehiscence at the inlet, significantly more severe after the third implant year in the Teflon (p less than 0.005) than in the Pyrolite prostheses. Sixty-nine (85 percent) cases with Teflon valves showed clinical manifestations of congestive heart failure due to prosthetic dysfunction; in 50 there was significant hemolytic anemia. Seven (44 percent) of the 16 Pyrolite disc valves were excised primarily because of dysfunction. The degree of hemolysis with the Pyrolite valves was usually mild. These data clearly suggested the advisability of early excision of the Beall Teflon prostheses in symptomatic patients and a close follow-up in patients with the Pyrolite models.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0012-3692
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
632-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Anatomic and clinical analysis of 96 Beall prostheses explanted over a 13-year period.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study