Comparison of Quality of Life Perceived by Patients with Bioprosthetic versus Mechanical Valves after Composite Aortic Root Replacement
Repack A, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA, Mukherjee SK. Comparison of Quality of Life Perceived by Patients with Bioprosthetic versus Mechanical Valves after Composite Aortic Root Replacement. Cardiology 2015, 133: 3-9. PMID: 26389590, DOI: 10.1159/000438783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic ValveBioprosthesisFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsProsthesis DesignQuality of LifeReoperationRetrospective StudiesTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementConceptsMechanical valve groupComposite aortic root replacementAortic root replacementMechanical valvesValve groupRoot replacementSupplemental questionsBioprosthetic valvesBioprosthetic valve groupMechanical composite graftNorm-based scoringSF-36v2 surveyComparison of qualityQoL burdenAnticoagulation therapyMean followQualifying patientsConsecutive patientsPostoperative QOLPostoperative qualityReplacement patientsBlood testingBlood thinnersQOL evaluationHealth Survey