Mitral-valve repair without annuloplasty rings: Results after repair of anterior leaflet versus posterior-leaflet defects using polytetrafluoroethylene sutures for chordal replacement

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 206-212

  Duebener, Lennart F ^a   Wendler, Olaf ^a   Nikoloudakis, Niko ^a   Georg, Thomas ^a   Fries, Roland ^a   Schäfers, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chordal replacement; Mitral regurgitation; Mitral valve; Mitral valve repair; Polytetrafluoroethylene sutures; Suture annuloplasty

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUPTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

ADULT; AGED; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034162152     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00352-3     Document Type: Article

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