Aortic valve debridement by ultrasonic surgical aspirator in degenerative, aortic valve stenosis: Follow-up with Doppler echocardiography

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 498-504

  Kellner, H J ^a   Pracki, P ^a   Hildebrandt, A ^a   Binner, C ^a   Eisele, G ^a   Struck, E ^a  

^a Augburg Medical Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve debridement; Follow up; Reconstructing; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CALCINOSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0030345807     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80414-3     Document Type: Article

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