Minimally invasive parasternal approach: To tricuspid valve avoids repeat sternotomy

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-56

  Klokocovnik, Tomislav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Case report; Heart valves surgery; Surgical procedures, minimally invasive methods; Thoracotomy methods; Thoracotomy reoperation; Tricuspid valve insufficiency surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VALVULOPLASTY;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MALE; REOPERATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0034026016     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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