Research: Mechanical or Biologic Prostheses for Aortic-Valve and Mitral-Valve Replacement

Mechanical or Biologic Prostheses for Aortic-Valve and Mitral-Valve Replacement – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Mechanical heart valve often the safest choice – Stanford Medicine (free) AND Mechanical or Biologic Prostheses for Aortic-Valve and Mitral-Valve Replacement? – NEJM 360 Resident (free) AND Mechanical or Tissue Valve for AVR and MVR – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Mechanical Valves Show Mortality Benefit Over Biologic Valves – Medscape (free registration required) AND Heart valve replacement success may depend on age, valve type – Reuters (free)