The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 639-645 , September 2009

Prosthesis–patient mismatch is less frequent and more clinically indolent in patients operated for aortic insufficiency

  • Joel Price, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Harry Lapierre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Ladislaus Ressler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Buu-Khanh Lam, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Thierry G. Mesana, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Marc Ruel, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4W7.

Received 2 September 2008 ,Revised 15 December 2008 ,Accepted 24 January 2009.

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PII: S0022-5223(09)00172-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.01.013

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 639-645 , September 2009

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