Surgical reduction of ventricular radius by aspirated plication of the myocardial wall: An experimental study

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 592-596

  Lunkenheimer, P P ^a,f   Redmann, K ^a   Florek, J C ^a   Scheld, H H ^a   Hoffmeier, A ^a   Cryer, C W ^a   Batista, R V ^b   Stanton, J J ^c   Frota Filho, J D ^d   Anderson, R H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Foundation R V Batista   (Brazil)

^c STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^d HOSPITAL SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICULECTOMY; MITRAL VALVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041353707     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00221-6     Document Type: Article

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