"Double-orifice" technique to repair extensive mitral valve excision following acute endocarditis

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-26

  Lorusso, Roberto ^a   Fucci, Carlo ^b   Pentiricci, Samuele ^a   Coletti, Giuseppe ^a   La Canna, Giovanni ^a   Zogno, Mario ^a  

^a Civic Hospital   (Italy)

^b Clinica S Rocco   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALVULOPLASTY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032420739     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1998.tb01049.x     Document Type: Article

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