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Abstract
Since the first successful heart valve replacement procedures were performed in the 1950s, a multitude of different heart valves have been developed and implanted. This review offers a structured overview of the most important mechanical and biological heart valves with special regard to the individual indications of mechanical versus biological heart valve replacement and to possible postoperative complications.Year: 2001 PMID: 24445787 DOI: 10.1007/s003920170007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Z Kardiol ISSN: 0300-5860