Carey J S
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1976 May;71(5):694-7.
One hundred patients in whom cloth-covered Starr-Edwards prostheses were implanted have now been followed for 3 to 7 years. The hospital mortality rate was 5 per cent, and survival at five years was 70 per cent. Complications related to valve design occurred in 8 per cent (4 per cent fatal). The majority of late deaths and poor results were related to progressive cardiac disease rather than valve-related complications. The results indicate that cloth-covered prostheses have significantly lowered the incidence of thromboembolism and eliminated poppet dysfunction. The problem of strut cloth wear was clinically observed only twice in 500 patient-years of follow-up.
100例植入布覆盖式斯塔尔-爱德华兹人工心脏瓣膜的患者现已随访3至7年。医院死亡率为5%，五年生存率为70%。与瓣膜设计相关的并发症发生率为8%（4%为致命性）。大多数晚期死亡和不良结果与进行性心脏疾病有关，而非瓣膜相关并发症。结果表明，布覆盖式人工瓣膜显著降低了血栓栓塞的发生率，并消除了提动瓣功能障碍。在500患者年的随访中，仅临床观察到两次支柱布磨损问题。
