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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:443-444
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

What patients want: A new biological era in valvular prostheses

Paolo Biglioli, Prof MD, Fabio Barili, MD, Gianluca Polvani, Prof MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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To the Editor:

We read with great interest the article by Smedira and associates. 1 Go It deals with the important issue of valvular disease and gives further data to help surgeons to choose the right prosthesis.

One of the points that attracted our attention was the aim of the study. As the authors clearly expressed, the renewed interest in biologic prostheses reflects increased attention given by patients to the biologic valve.

We are experiencing a similar trend. An increasing number of . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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