Comparative Effectiveness of Mechanical Valves and Homografts in Complex Aortic Endocarditis.

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with complex endocarditis, mechanical valves are associated with similar, if not better, short- and long-term outcomes when compared to homografts, even after adjusting for important baseline characteristics and limiting the analysis to root replacements only.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 1, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Abdelsattar ZM, Elsisy MF, Schaff H, Stulak J, Greason K, Pochettino A, Arghami A, Rowse P, Bagameri G, Khullar V, Daly R, Cicek S, Dearani J, Crestanello J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research