Simple, Safe and Easy Technique to Ensure the Correct Length of Artificial Chordae in Mitral Valve Repair

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1902-1903

  Fattouch, Khalil ^a   Bianco, Giuseppe ^a   Sbraga, Fabrizio ^a   Sampognaro, Roberta ^a   Ruvolo, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; WATER;

ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CHORDA TENDINEA; GEOMETRY; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 34247207014     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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