Minimal-access 'J' or 'j' sternotomy for valvular, aortic, and coronary operations or reoperations

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1501-1503

  Svensson, Lars G ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AORTA; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; REOPERATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0030732019     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00927-2     Document Type: Article

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