Anatomical and functional changes after aortic valve replacement with different sizes of mechanical valves


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Ilhan G., Bozok S., Ozpak B., Kara H., Yazman S., Bayrak S., ...More

CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, vol.29, no.6, pp.338-343, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5830/cvja-2018-037
  • Journal Name: CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.338-343
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To date. there is no consensus on the selection of type and size of prosthetic valve for aortic valve replacement (AVR). The aim of this study was to compare anatomical and functional changes occurring in the left ventricle after AVR with different sizes of mechanical valves.