1987
Biological versus mechanical valves Analysis of 1,116 valves inserted in 1,012 adult patients with a 4,818 patient-year and a 5,327 valve-year follow-up
Hammond G, Geha A, Kopf G, Hashim S. Biological versus mechanical valves Analysis of 1,116 valves inserted in 1,012 adult patients with a 4,818 patient-year and a 5,327 valve-year follow-up. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 1987, 93: 182-198. PMID: 3807394, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)36440-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiological valvesMechanical valvesPerivalvular leakValve failureMechanical prosthetic heart valvesYale-New Haven HospitalAnticoagulation-related hemorrhageLate cardiac deathValve-related mortalityValve-related deathIncidence of thromboembolismType of valveYears of ageProsthetic heart valvesAdult patientsTotal morbidityCardiac deathPatientsHeart valvesReoperationThromboembolismSignificant differencesValve analysisLittle direct evidenceYear period
1986
Superior Vena Cava-Pulmonary Artery Anastomosis in the Treatment of Cyanotic Heart Disease
Glenn W, Hellenbrand W, Henisz A, Laks H, Kopf G, Stansel H, Talner N. Superior Vena Cava-Pulmonary Artery Anastomosis in the Treatment of Cyanotic Heart Disease. 1986, 1298-1302. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-8598-1_346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCyanotic heart diseaseArtery anastomosisHeart diseaseSuperior vena cava-pulmonary artery anastomosisYale-New Haven HospitalPulmonary artery anastomosisComplications of surgerySuperior vena cavaNew Haven HospitalVena cavaAnastomosisPresent indicationsDiseaseTreatmentComplicationsCavaPatientsSurgeryHospitalDetailed report