Heart valve sound of various mechanical composite grafts, and the impact on patients' quality of life
PubMed ID
20369508
Abstract
The closing sounds of mechanical heart valves can be disturbing for patients and their closest relatives. Although some investigations into mechanical heart valve sounds have been performed, the particularities of the valve sound when it is attached to a vascular prosthesis to replace the aortic root and the ascending aorta has not been studied to date. The study aim was to compare the closing sounds of three various mechanical composite graft prostheses, and to analyze the impact of such sounds on the patients' quality of life.
Date Issued
2010
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Journal
Journal of heart valve disease
Publisher
ICR Publishers
ISSN
0966-8519
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