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SUBMITTER: Rayol SDC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6629220 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery 20190601 3
Prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is an issue that has been overlooked (not to say neglected). Cardiac surgeons must bear in mind that this is a real problem that we must tackle. The purpose of this paper is to be a wake-up call to the surgical community by giving a brief overview of what PPM is, its incidence and impact on the outcomes. We also discuss the increasing role played by imaging for predicting and assessing PPM after SAVR (with which sur ...[more]