The role of chordae tendineae in mitral valve competence

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 603-609

  Espino, Daniel M ^a   Shepherd, Duncan E T ^b   Hukins, David W L ^b   Buchan, Keith G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHORDA TENDINEA; CHORDA TENDINEA RUPTURE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MUSCLE RESECTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST;

ANIMALS; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLES; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PRESSURE; SWINE;

EID: 27744499612     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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