Decalcification of the mitral annulus: Surgical experience in 81 patients

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 464-467

  Dietrich, Markus ^a   Doss, M ^a   Aybek, T ^a   Martens, S ^a   Scherer, M ^a   Wimmer Greinecker, G ^a   Moritz, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcification; Decalcification; Mitral annulus reconstruction; Mitral valve surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CALCIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750595169     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924438     Document Type: Review

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