The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 1 , Pages 19-24 , January 2008

Aortic valve replacement with Toronto SPV bioprosthesis: Optimal patient survival but suboptimal valve durability

Read at the Thirty-third Annual Meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, June 27-30, 2007.

Received 20 January 2007 ,Revised 21 March 2007 ,Accepted 12 April 2007.

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PII: S0022-5223(07)01136-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.04.068

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 1 , Pages 19-24 , January 2008

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