Patterns of systolic stress distribution on mitral valve anterior leaflet chordal apparatus. A structural mechanical theoretical analysis

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-202

  Nazari, S ^a,d   Carli, F ^b   Salvi, S ^b   Banfi, C ^a   Aluffi, A ^b   Mourad, Z ^b   Buniva, P ^b   Rescigno, G ^c  

^a Foundation A Carrel   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Centre Cardiologique du Nord   (France)

^d Fondazione A Carrel ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Chordae tendineal; Mitral valve; Myocardial contraction; Ventricular function, left

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; HEART SURGERY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL STRESS; SWINE; SYSTOLE; THEORY; THICKNESS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0034049947     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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