Aortic Valve Replacement with a Conventional Stented Bioprosthesis
Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare early postoperative
outcomes after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with sutureless bioprostheses
and conventional stented bioprostheses implanted through median
sternotomy.Methods: From January 2011 to December 2016, 763 patients underwent aortic valve
replacement with bioprostheses; of these, 139 received a Perceval S
sutureless valve (Group A) and 624 received a Perimount Magna Ease valve
(Group B). These groups were further divided into A1 (isolated Perceval
AVR), A2 (Perceval AVR with coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG]), B1
(isolated conventional sten ...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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