Simplified technique for determining the length of artificial chordae in mitral valve repair

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1659-1660

  Sarsam, Mazin A I ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ARTICLE; CHORDA TENDINEA; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

CHORDAE TENDINEAE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SUTURES;

EID: 0036263352     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03565-2     Document Type: Article

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