The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 142, Issue 6 , Pages 1453-1457 , December 2011

Effect of sutureless implantation of the Perceval S aortic valve bioprosthesis on intraoperative and early postoperative outcomes

  • Willem Flameng, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Willem Flameng, MD, PhD, Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven.
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  • Marie-Christine Herregods, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Hadewich Hermans, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Gerry Van der Mieren, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Monique Vercalsteren, RN

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Gert Poortmans, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Jan Van Hemelrijck, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Bart Meuris, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Received 12 October 2010 ,Revised 7 February 2011 ,Accepted 18 February 2011.

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 Disclosures: The valves used in this study were donated to the study by Sorin Biomedica Cardio, Italy. The authors had full control of the design of the study, methods used, outcome parameters, analysis of data, and production of the article.

PII: S0022-5223(11)00237-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.02.021

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 142, Issue 6 , Pages 1453-1457 , December 2011

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