Outcome of reoperative valve surgery via right thoracotomy

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 9 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Steimle, Cynthia N ^a   Bolling, Steven F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

follow up studies; surgery; valves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 10244229126     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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