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Studies from Erasmus Medical Center provide new data on bioprosthetics

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, September 9th, 2007

Scientists discuss in "Predicted patient outcome after aortic valve replacement with Medtronic Stentless Freestyle bioprostheses" new findings in bioprosthetics. "AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Knowledge on long-term patient outcome after implantation with the Medtronic Stentless Freestyle bioprosthesis is incomplete due to a limited follow up. In the present study, microsimulation was used to extrapolate the available primary data and to calculate the life expectancy and lifetime risks of valve-related events after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with the Freestyle bioprosthesis," investigators in Rotterdam, Netherlands report.

"Eleven-year follow up data from 725 patients (mean...

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