Carotid pulse curve in patients with prosthetic aortic heart valves

Schwab, W.; Raas, E.

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 130(13-14): 475-478

1980


ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5341
PMID: 7424036
Document Number: 166714
The carotid pulse curve in 114 patients with prosthetic aortic heart valves showed the following characteristics: Porcine xenografts cause significant prewaves. Small sizes of all models show a comb-phenomenon, the percussion wave is late systolic mostly, and the hemodynamic quotient is higher than in larger sizes.

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