Valved jugular vein segments for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in young sheep

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 798-805

  Herijgers, Paul ^a   Ozaki, Shigeyuki ^a   Verbeken, Erik ^a   Van Lommel, Alfons ^a   Meuris, Bart ^a   Lesaffre, Emmanuel ^a   Daenen, Willem ^a   Flameng, Willem ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CEHA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; JUGULAR VEIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SHEEP; VEIN PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0036819854     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.121043     Document Type: Article

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