What is the minimal follow up period to be considered significant when evaluating a valve prosthesis model? Should 'actual' and 'actuarial' curves be considered always essential for any scientific presentation?
J Heart Valve Dis
.
2004 May:13 Suppl 1:S18-9.
Authors
Andrea Sala
1
,
Vittorio Mantovani
Affiliation
1
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo, Varese, Italy. andrea.sala@uninsubria.it
PMID:
15224993
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Actuarial Analysis*
Device Approval*
Equipment Failure Analysis
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Materials Testing / standards*
Time Factors