Why the study?
Does radiographic assessment of calcification correlate with chemically determined mineral content in explanted porcine bioprosthetic valves?
Population
52 explanted porcine bioprosthetic valves from adults, including 31 with calcific primary tissue failure, 2…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Radiographic grading correlates with valve mineral content; supports research comparisons but leaves open clinical outcome prediction.
Does radiographic assessment of calcification correlate with chemically determined mineral content in explanted porcine bioprosthetic valves?
Radiographic assessment of calcification correlates well with chemically determined mineral content and can be reliably used for clinical comparisons of explanted bioprosthetic valves.
Schoen et al. (1987) studied this question.
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