The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 72, 652-656, Copyright © 1976 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Aortic valve replacement with the De Bakey valve
BC Paton and MB Pine
De Bakey prostheses were inserted in 29 patients with aortic valve disease
between October, 1970, and May, 1972. Ten patients have died, but all but
one of the remaining 19 have beel followed for a minimum of 19 months.
Evaluation of the results in these subjects indicates that the function of
the De Bakey valve compares favorably with that of other aortic valve
prostheses.