The myosplint implant procedure

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 90-102

  Fukamachi, Kiyotaka ^a   McCarthy, Patrick M ^a   Powell, Bradley ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE TENSION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 0036080226     PISSN: 15222942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/otct.2002.30889     Document Type: Article

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