Technique for complete subcoronary implantation of the Medtronic Freestyle porcine bioprosthesis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1495-1498

  Krause Jr , Albert H ^a,b,c  

^a Legacy Portland Hospitals   (United States)

^b Veterans Affairs and Georgetown   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0343051719     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00926-0     Document Type: Article

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