The Ross operation - An evolutionary tale

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-2

  Yacoub, Magdi H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLITEF;

AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DACRON IMPLANT; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PULMONARY VALVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33644522403     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230601400101     Document Type: Editorial

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