Mechanical Heart Valves: 50 Years of Evolution

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Gott, Vincent L ^a,b   Alejo, Diane E ^a   Cameron, Duke E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; METHACRYLIC ACID; SILASTIC; SILICONE; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0345527029     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.09.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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