Mitral valve replacement in a severely calcified posterior annulus: A novel technique

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-147

  El Amin, Wail Omer ^a   Thomson, Duncan S ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcification; Mitral valve replacement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33646134819     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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