Publications by authors named "Geraldo Verginelli"
Dura mater mitral and tricuspid bioprostheses: 30 years of follow-up.
Luiz Boro Puig Carlos Manuel de Almeida Brandão Lauro Kawabe Geraldo Verginelli José Antonio Francchini Ramires
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo
January 2004
Purpose: The dura mater bioprosthesis was developed in the Department of Cardiopneumology of the Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo Medical School in 1971. Here, we present the clinical results of the dura mater bioprosthesis over 30 years of follow-up.
Methods: We studied 70 consecutive patients who underwent mitral or tricuspid valve replacement with a dura mater bioprosthesis between January 1971 and August 1972.