Clinical mid-term outcomes of the Chinese-made CL-V bileaflet mechanical heart valve in Chinese patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The CL-V full-carbon bileaflet mechanical heart valve is a novel Chinese-made prosthetic valve. This study evaluated the mid-term outcomes of the CL-V bileaflet mechanical heart valve after implantation in Chinese patients.

Methods

This study retrospectively enrolled a total of 38 consecutive patients who underwent elective mechanical heart valve replacement (MHVR) with two different valve types from April 2004 and May 2010, including 18 patients with the CL-V bileaflet mechanical heart valve (44.4% male, mean age 47.4±6.2 years, mean body weight 64.7±11.9 kg) and 20 patients with the St. Jude mechanical heart valve (45.0% male, mean age 49.7±7.6 years, mean body weight 66.1±11.1 kg). All patients underwent follow-up clinical evaluations in the outpatient departme

SUBMITTER: Qi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7867806 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature