Medtronic Freestyle aortic bioprosthesis: a potential option for haemodialysis patients

CONCLUSIONS
Aortic bioprostheses are a good option for haemodialysis patients requiring AVR, offering acceptable mid-term survival. The Medtronic Freestyle aortic bioprostheses could allow the implantation of larger bioprostheses inferring consequently lower mean gradients, with a potentially higher resistance to calcification and sclerosis in haemodialysis patients.

Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - March 21, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hegazy, Y. Y., Rayan, A., Sodian, R., Hassanein, W., Ennker, J. Tags: Basic research vascular ADULT CARDIAC Source Type: research