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Prosthesis–Patient Mismatch After Aortic Valve Replacement: Effect on Long-Term Survival

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(16)00060-6/abstract

Author(s)

Ben M. Swinkels, Bas A. de Mol, Johannes C. Kelder, Freddy E. Vermeulen, Jurriën M. ten Berg

The authors used a single institution data base to assess very long-term outcomes after AVR to determine the effects of prosthesis-patient mismatch. Among 673 pts, 24% had mismatch. Mean follow-up was nearly 18 years. On multivariable analysis, mismatch was not a significant determinant of long-term survival.