Sentences with phrase «mechanical prostheses»

Mechanical prostheses were associated with a significantly higher rate of major bleeding at 15 years compared with bioprostheses: 13.0 percent for the mechanical prosthesis group vs. 6.6 percent for the bioprosthesis group.

Bioprostheses were associated with a significantly higher rate of aortic valve reoperation than mechanical prostheses: the cumulative incidence of aortic valve reoperation at 15 years was 12.1 percent in the bioprosthesis group and 6.9 percent in the mechanical prosthesis group.

The cumulative incidence of mitral valve reoperation at 15 years was significantly lower in the mechanical prosthesis group (5.0 percent) compared with the bioprosthesis group (11.1 percent).

The cumulative incidence of stroke at l5 years after mitral valve replacement was significantly higher in the mechanical prosthesis group (14.0 percent) compared with the bioprosthesis group (6.8 percent), as was the cumulative incidence of bleeding events (14.9 percent vs. 9.0 percent).

Fifteen - year survival was 60.6 percent in the bioprosthesis group compared with 62.1 percent in the mechanical prosthesis group.

Not exact matches

The second corresponds to a removable prosthesis, maintaining a mechanical connection with the bone and an electrical connection with the implanted electrodes.

«Our data strongly suggest that the incremental risks of stroke and bleeding associated with mechanical prosthetic valve replacement should also be a major consideration in any discussion of prosthesis choice.»

The robot leg in question is a sophisticated prosthesis: it carries a number of mechanical sensors including gyroscopes and accelerometers, and can be trained to use the information from these sensors to perform certain walking styles.

As a leader in regenerative heart prostheses, Hoerstrup and his team in Zurich previously developed regenerative, tissue - engineered heart valves to replace mechanical and fixed - tissue heart valves.

Pozzi A1, Peck JN, Chao P, Choate CJ, Barousse D, Conrad B. Mechanical evaluation of adjunctive fixation for prevention of periprosthetic femur fracture with the Zurich cementless total hip prosthesis.

Self - Care Practice of Patients with Mechanical Heart Valve Prosthesis Accompanied in Nursing Consultation