Significant reduction in annuloplasty operative time with the use of nitinol clips in robotically assisted mitral valve repair

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1264-1267

  Cook, Richard C ^a   Nifong, L Wiley ^b   Enterkin, Jacob E ^b   Charland, Patrick J ^b   Reade, Clifton C ^b   Kypson, Alan P ^b   Masroor, Saqib ^c   Chitwood Jr , W Randolph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ADULT; ANNULOPLASTY; ANNUPLASTY BAND; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLIP; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TWO TAILED TEST; U CLIP;

ALLOYS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247356899     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.079     Document Type: Article

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