Direct minimally invasive approach for aortic root replacement

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 475-477

  Klokocovnik, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Aorta, thoracic surgery; Heart valve, surgery; Surgical procedures, minimally invasive, methods; Thoracotomy, methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SURGERY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH;

AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0036697162     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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