Quantitative approach to aortic valve-sparing surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 526-530

  Beller, Carsten J ^a   Labrosse, Michel R ^b   Robicsek, Francis ^c   Thubrikar, Mano J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Aortic regurgitation; Aortic valve sparing; Leaflet dimensions

Indexed keywords

AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE SPARING SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 33749390222     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.132654     Document Type: Article

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