Plantaris tendon graft for atrioventricular valve repair: A novel hypothetical technique

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-44

  Shuhaiber, Jeffrey H ^a   Shuhaiber, Hans H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bioprosthesis; Chordae tendineae; Heart valve prosthesis; Methods; Mitral valve surgery; Tendons anatomy histology; Transplantation, autologous; Tricuspid valve surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BIOPROSTHESIS; CHORDA TENDINEA; HAND SURGERY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERICARDIUM; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; LEG; TENDONS;

EID: 0037217355     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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