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Caged-Ball Mitral Prosthesis Explanted After 50 Years

We report a unique case of a Starr-Edwards prosthesis (model 6310, cloth covered) implanted in the mitral position by Christian Barnard that was successfully explanted and replaced after 50 years, the longest period free from valve dysfunction ever reported. Reoperation also included replacement of...

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Autores principales: Masiello, Paolo, Citro, Rodolfo, Mastrogiovanni, Generoso, Bellino, Michele, Frunzo, Francesco, Orlando, Michele, Iesu, Ivana, Cafarelli, Francesco, Triggiani, Donato, Iesu, Severino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317647
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.029