Why the study?
Does prosthesis-patient mismatch predict structural valve deterioration in patients receiving an aortic valve bioprosthesis?
Population
564 patients (mean age, 74+/-5 years) receiving an aortic valve bioprosthesis
Comparison
Prosthesis-patient mismatch vs No prosthesis-patient mismatch
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median, 6.1 years; maximum, 16.4 years
Authors
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P-PtM may raise stenosis-type SVD risk after bioprosthetic AVR; hypothesis-generating and needs prospective validation before guiding valve selection.
Does prosthesis-patient mismatch predict structural valve deterioration in patients receiving an aortic valve bioprosthesis?
Flameng et al. (2010) studied this question.
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