Hunt D, Sloman G, Sutton L
Med J Aust. 1981 Sep 19;2(6):276-8.
Since October, 1978, 181 St Jude medical cardiac valves have been implanted in 166 patients throughout Australia. There were 152 single implants, 13 combined mitral and aortic valve implants, and one triple valve implant. Hospital mortality rates were similar to those for all types of prosthetic cardiac valves. Thromboembolic complications occurred less frequently in the patients with St Jude valves than in reports of similar patients with other prostheses, provided that anticoagulation was maintained.
自1978年10月以来，澳大利亚各地的166例患者植入了181枚圣犹达医疗公司的心脏瓣膜。其中单瓣膜植入152例，二尖瓣和主动脉瓣联合植入13例，三瓣膜植入1例。医院死亡率与所有类型人工心脏瓣膜的死亡率相似。如果维持抗凝治疗，植入圣犹达瓣膜的患者血栓栓塞并发症的发生率低于其他假体类似患者的报告。
