The St. Jude Medical Cardiac Valve Prosthesis | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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From October 1977 to October 2002, 4,480 patients (age range, 17 to 94 years; average, 64 ± 13 years) underwent single valve replacement with the St. Jude Medical heart valve. Of 2,982 aortic (AVR) and 1,498 mitral valve replacements (MVR), concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting was performed on 42% and 33%, respectively.

Cardiac Surgical Associates has maintained an independent database of patients having valve replacement with the St. Jude Medical prosthesis since the worlds first implant. Patients were contacted by questionnaire or phone from November 2002 through June 2003. Hospital course and valve-related events were verified by patient chart review or physician contact.

Follow-up was 95% complete. Operative mortality was 4% with AVR and 9% with MVR. Total follow-up w...