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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
August 2019
Ho Chi Minh Heart Institute, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam.
Purpose: We want to share our experience of Sorin Bicarbon prosthesis (SBP) after 19 years follow-up.
Methods: Retrospective study of 1377 patients who had replaced with SBP from May 1998 to December 2008 at Ho Chi Minh Heart Institute, Viet Nam.
Results: Male patients was 42%, mean age was 40.
The Polish ventricular assist device (Polvad) has been used successfully in clinical contexts for many years. The device contains two single-disc valves, one at the inlet and one at the outlet connector of the pneumatic pump. Unfortunately, in recent years, a problem has occurred with the availability of single-disc valves.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiothorac Surg
June 2015
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the clinical performance of the Bicarbon valve (Sorin Biomedica Cardio, Saluggia, Italy) implanted at our center in Japan.
Methods: Between January 1997 and December 2011, 415 patients in our institution were implanted with the Bicarbon valve. Nine of these recipients were excluded from the study because they had already undergone valve implantation and received a Bicarbon valve in a different position.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
November 2014
Section of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address:
Objective: To evaluate the long-term results of aortic valve replacement (AVR) and mitral valve replacement (MVR) with the Sorin Bicarbon prosthesis (SBP).
Methods: Five hundred seven patients (306 men, 201 women), mean age 62±10 years (range, 21-86 years), received an SBP between 1994 and 2000; AVR was performed in 344 (67%) and MVR in 163 (33%). The main concomitant procedure was coronary artery grafting in 79 patients (16%).
J Heart Valve Dis
May 2012
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
Background And Aim Of The Study: The bileaflet Sorin Bicarbon Overline (Sorin Biomedica Cardio S.p.A.
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