Failed Mitral Valve Repair Caused by Polypropylene Suture

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1716-1717

  Lam, Buu Khanh ^a   Gillinov, A Marc ^a   Cosgrove III, Delos M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

AGED; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242468606     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00548-4     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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2. Braunberger E, Deloche A, Berrebi A, et al. Very long-term results (more than 20 years) of valve repair with Carpentier's techniques in nonrheumatic mitral valve insufficiency. Circulation 2001;104(Suppl I):8-11.
3. Gillinov AM, Cosgrove DM, Lytle BW, et al. Reoperation for failure of mitral valve repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;113:467-75.