The development of the Starr-Edwards heart valve

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 282-293

  Matthews, Annette M ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart valve prosthesis history; History of medicine, 20th century; Human; Mechanical valves; Mitral valve surgery; Prosthesis design; Thoracic surgery; United States

Indexed keywords

HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TECHNOLOGY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PORTRAITS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032432450     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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