Ventricular reconstruction results in improved left ventricular function and amelioration of mitral insufficiency

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 235, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 828-832

  Kaza, Aditya K ^a,b   Patel, Mayank R ^a   Fiser, Steven M ^a   Long, Stewart M ^a   Kern, John A ^a   Tribble, Curtis G ^a   Kron, Irving L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOR PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0036109095     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200206000-00010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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