Should Mitral Valve Prolapse, Even Though Commissural, Be Treated By Suturing Both Leaflets Together?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2339-

  Dreyfus, Gilles D ^a   Aubert, Stephane ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNULOPLASTY; BYPASS SURGERY; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MOTION; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646849677     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.10.011     Document Type: Letter

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