Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Small Aortic Annulus-A High-Risk Group on Long-Term Follow-Up.

Conclusion Patients with small aortic annulus are predominantly small, obese, and old-aged females with multiple comorbidities. Mitroflow valve avoids prosthesis-patient mismatch and provides excellent hemodynamics. Observed long-term results were disappointing, but they were mainly limited by extracardiac comorbidities and advanced age.
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Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - December 20, 2012 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Wilbring M, Alexiou K, Schumann E, Matschke K, Tugtekin SM Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research