Which manufacturing characteristics are predictors of outlet strut fracture in large sixty-degree Bjork-Shiley convexo-concave mitral valves?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 766-775

  Kallewaard, M ^a   Algra, A ^a   Defauw, J ^a   Van der Graaf, Y ^a   Grunkemeier, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032940087     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70298-9     Document Type: Article

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