Scientific Frontline<p>Researchers at the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thoracic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thoracic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Surgery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surgery</span></a> research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, have performed a nation-wide study of patients who underwent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bioprosthetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioprosthetic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aortic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aortic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/valve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>valve</span></a> replacement in Sweden between 2003 and 2018. The study shows that it is less dangerous than previously believed to receive a small bioprosthetic aortic valve in relation to the patient's size.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cardiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cardiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2023/03/med03072301.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2023/03/med03072301</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>