Freehand homograft aortic valve replacement-the learning curve: A technical analysis of the first 31 patients

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 26-32

  Jones, Ellis L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; BIOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0024346592     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90171-9     Document Type: Article

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