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8787503

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
Mechanical cardiac valvular prostheses continue to be more popular than bioprostheses for heart valve replacement operations. Five different brands of mechanical heart valves are now approved for implantation in the United States: Starr-Edwards models 1260 and 6120, Medtronic-Hall, St. Jude Medical, Omniscience, and CarboMedics. Each model of mechanical valve has certain positive and negative attributes, but none is functionally mechanically perfect. A review of the published long term results with these valves favors the Medtronic-Hall and St. Jude Medical valves. A new method of assessing the thrombogenic potential and requirement for anticoagulation of the different mechanical valves, namely the composite thromboembolism and bleeding index, is proposed. Evaluation of the new index demonstrates a modest advantage for the Medtronic-Hall valve, particularly in the aortic position.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-4975
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1836-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Results with mechanical cardiac valvular prostheses.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiac Surgical Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review