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由MUra著作·1999·被引用10次—Bileafletmechanicalvalve(St.JudeMedicalvalve)replacementinlong-termdialysispatients.AnnThoracSurg.1999Sep;68(3):870-3.doi: ...

Background: Few reports exist on the results of bileaflet mechanical valve (St. Jude Medical prosthesis; St. Jude Medical, Inc, St. Paul, MN) replacement in long-term dialysis patients.

Methods and results: We retrospectively reviewed 12 patients, ranging in age from 50 to 86, undergoing long-term renal dialysis who had also undergone mechanical valve replacement at our institution. Operative procedures included aortic valve replacement, aortic and mitral valve replacement, aortic valve replacement and mitral annuloplasty, mitral valve replacement, and modified Bentalls operation. There was 1 hospital death (8.3%). During the mean follow-up period of 37.1 months (range: 5-87 months), there were 2 noncardiac late deaths. Bleeding from the esophageal varix and from a duodenal ulcer occurred in 1 patient with end-stage liver cirrhosis. There were no other major cases of bleeding or cerebrovascular acci...