Publications by authors named "M Preziuso"
G Ital Cardiol
January 1990
Article Synopsis
- A total of 142 patients, aged 18 to 73, underwent mitral valve replacement with Björk-Shiley monostrut prostheses, with 101 patients having isolated replacements and 41 patients receiving both mitral and aortic valve replacements.
- Hospital mortality was low, with 1% in the isolated mitral replacement group and 2.4% in the combined valve replacement group, primarily due to low output and not valve-related issues.
- After a mean follow-up of 24 months, the actuarial survival rates were promising, showing 93.79% survival at 1 year for the isolated group and 81.76% at 3 years for the combined group, indicating the prosthesis is a reliable
