'Patch-glue' annular reconstruction for mitral valve replacement in severely calcified mitral annulus

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 570-571

  Ruvolo, Giovanni ^a   Speziale, Giuseppe ^a   Voci, Paolo ^a,b   Marino, Benedetto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALVULOPLASTY;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 0031057634     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01025-9     Document Type: Article

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