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Review
. 1990:41:251-63.
doi: 10.1146/annurev.me.41.020190.001343.

Artificial heart valves

G L Grunkemeier  1 , S H Rahimtoola
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Review

Artificial heart valves

G L Grunkemeier et al. Annu Rev Med. 1990.

Abstract

This overview of heart valve prostheses is based on a current review of clinical reports and focuses on the major complications that characterize long-term valve performance: thromboembolism, thrombosis, anti-coagulant-related bleeding, and structural failure.

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