Optimal length of pericardial strip for posterior mitral overreductive annuloplasty

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1982-1984

  Calafiore, Antonio M ^a   Di Mauro, Michele ^a   Gallina, Sabina ^a   Canosa, Carlo ^a   Iacò, Angela Lorena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PERICARDIAL STRIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE GRAFT;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0038546893     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04685-4     Document Type: Article

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