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Editorial

Valve Prostheses in Cardiac Surgery: Categories and Particularities

by
René Prêtrea
1,*,
Maurice Combera
1,
Alexander Kadnerc
2,
Rolf Jennic
2 and
Michele Genonib
3
1
Division of Children’s Heart Surgery and Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery, Children’s Hospital, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland
2
Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland
3
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Cardiovasc. Med. 2006, 9(11), 393; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01206
Submission received: 29 August 2006 / Revised: 29 September 2006 / Accepted: 29 October 2006 / Published: 29 November 2006
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Abstract

The last decade has witness a proliferation of new cardiac valve prostheses. Similarly, the indications to operate patients with valvular heart disease have changed significantly toward a more liberal resort to surgery. The choice of a prosthesis is no longer exclusively made on the patient’s age but takes into account many secondary factors. Most of them are directly related to the patient’s characteristics. Some of them, however, are related to the surgeon’s expertise and the prosthesis’ characteristics. This overview aims at presenting the most commonly used prostheses and at presenting their most salient properties.
Keywords: cardiac valve prosthesis; cardiac valve disease; aortic valve stenosis; mitral valve regurgitation; cardiac valve repair cardiac valve prosthesis; cardiac valve disease; aortic valve stenosis; mitral valve regurgitation; cardiac valve repair

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Prêtrea, R.; Combera, M.; Kadnerc, A.; Jennic, R.; Genonib, M. Valve Prostheses in Cardiac Surgery: Categories and Particularities. Cardiovasc. Med. 2006, 9, 393. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01206

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Prêtrea R, Combera M, Kadnerc A, Jennic R, Genonib M. Valve Prostheses in Cardiac Surgery: Categories and Particularities. Cardiovascular Medicine. 2006; 9(11):393. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01206

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Prêtrea, René, Maurice Combera, Alexander Kadnerc, Rolf Jennic, and Michele Genonib. 2006. "Valve Prostheses in Cardiac Surgery: Categories and Particularities" Cardiovascular Medicine 9, no. 11: 393. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01206

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Prêtrea, R., Combera, M., Kadnerc, A., Jennic, R., & Genonib, M. (2006). Valve Prostheses in Cardiac Surgery: Categories and Particularities. Cardiovascular Medicine, 9(11), 393. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01206

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