A simple modification to lower incidence of heart block with sutureless valve implantation

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Aug;152(2):630-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.02.034. Epub 2016 Feb 24.

Authors

Bobby Yanagawa¹, Jorge Cruz¹, Lyna Boisvert¹, Daniel Bonneau²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: bonneaud@smh.ca.

PMID: 26971380
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.02.034

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / physiopathology
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Bioprosthesis
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Heart Block / diagnostic imaging
Heart Block / epidemiology
Heart Block / prevention & control*
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Incidence
Prosthesis Design
Risk Factors
Sutureless Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Sutureless Surgical Procedures* / instrumentation
Treatment Outcome