Background: Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta is a relatively common injury of deceleration
accidents, usually high-speed motor vehicle accidents. Spinal cord injury has been a …

The long-term performance of bioprostheses was evaluated in women 35 years of age or
less to determine the influence of pregnancy on structural valve deterioration. Between 1972 …

Background The purpose of this study was 3-fold: to compare the quality of life (QOL) in age-and
sex-matched patients who received biological and mechanical prosthetic valves in …

Background. The hemodynamic performance of aortic replacement prostheses is of extreme
importance. There is renewed interest in hemodynamics because of the influence of …

Objective: The experience with the Carbomedics (CM) and the St. Jude Medical (SJM) bileaflet
mechanical prostheses was evaluated to determine thromboembolic and hemorrhagic …

The Carpentier-Edwards supraannular porcine bioprosthesis, a second-generation biologic
prosthesis, has had clinical performance assessment to 12 years. This bioprosthesis was …

Objective To determine major thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications and
predictive risk factors associated with aortic valve replacement (AVR), using bileaflet …

MemoryLenses and UV poly(methyl methacrylate) intraocular lenses, which served as
controls, were individually exposed to twenty 5 mJ shots of the Nd:YAG laser focused onto the …

The clinical performance of the Medtronic Intact porcine bioprosthesis was evaluated in 1,084
patients (mean age 66.4 years, range 9 to 91 years) who had a total of 1,099 implantations …

Biological prostheses have afforded successful pregnancy without fetal wastage or congenital
anomalies and without significant maternal morbidity of mortality. Biological prostheses …