49 years of normal functioning Starr–Edwards aortic valve prosthesis

Although it is no longer in production, the Starr–Edwards valve has successfully replaced hundreds of thousands of heart valves in the past 50 years of its use. We report on the case of a valve in the aortic position still functioning 49 years after implantation without replacement, showcasing the v...

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Autores principales: Sabouni, Mouhamed Amr, Baumeister, Robin H, Traverse, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7037059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32123569
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omz141
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description Although it is no longer in production, the Starr–Edwards valve has successfully replaced hundreds of thousands of heart valves in the past 50 years of its use. We report on the case of a valve in the aortic position still functioning 49 years after implantation without replacement, showcasing the valve’s durability.
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spelling pubmed-70370592020-03-02 49 years of normal functioning Starr–Edwards aortic valve prosthesis Sabouni, Mouhamed Amr Baumeister, Robin H Traverse, Paul Oxf Med Case Reports Case Report Although it is no longer in production, the Starr–Edwards valve has successfully replaced hundreds of thousands of heart valves in the past 50 years of its use. We report on the case of a valve in the aortic position still functioning 49 years after implantation without replacement, showcasing the valve’s durability. Oxford University Press 2020-02-24 /pmc/articles/PMC7037059/ /pubmed/32123569 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omz141 Text en © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7037059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32123569
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omz141
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