Clinical introduction of a novel prosthesis for valve-preserving aortic root reconstruction for annuloaortic ectasia

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 692-698

  Zehr, Kenton J ^a   Thubrikar, Mano J ^b   Gong, Geoffrey G ^b   Headrick, J Robert ^a   Robicsek, Francis ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANOMALY; AORTA PROSTHESIS; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DACRON IMPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033770996     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2000.109699     Document Type: Article

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