Reduction of mitral regurgitation using the coapsys device: A novel ex vivo method using excised recipients' hearts

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-84

  Fukamachi, Kiyotaka ^a   Inoue, Masahiro ^a   Doi, Kazuyoshi ^a   Schenk, Soren ^a   Nemeh, Hassan ^a   Faber, Cristiano ^a   Navia, Jose L ^a   McCarthy, Patrick M ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Myocor Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COAPSYS DEVICE; MITRAL REGURGITATION (MR);

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; PATIENT TREATMENT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL); VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CARDIOLOGY;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEVICE; EX VIVO STUDY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; VOLUMETRY;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 12844268076     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MAT.0000151919.61781.F6     Document Type: Article

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