Heart Valve
CarboMedics prosthetic heart valve proves reliable and safe
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 26th, 2005
"The CarboMedics bileaflet prosthetic heart valve was first implanted as part of a prospective clinical study at the authors' institution in November 1987. The patient cohort included was part of a multicenter trial set up by the manufacturer for an FDA application. The present report details findings over a 15-year period, with a continuous follow up on this patient cohort. Between November 1987 and August 1990, 132 patients (68 males, 64 females; median age 56 years; range: 12-74 years) received a CarboMedics heart valve prosthesis. All patients were included in the study,...
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