The rationale for the Ross procedure and for valve-sparing aortic root procedures is predicated on the presumption that traditional composite graft replacement of the aorta and aortic valve will be complicated by late thromboembolism and by warfarin-related bleeding. We evaluated this presumption by ...
The aim of the present study is to compare the early and mid-term clinical and hemodynamic results of the aortic valve replacement (AVR) with a St Jude Medical Regent 19-mm prosthesis (SJMR-19) versus Carpentied-Edwars bovine pericardial 19-mm valve (CE-19). Methods Between January 2002 ...