Sinotubular Junction Size Affects Aortic Root Geometry and Aortic Valve Function in the Aortic Valve Reimplantation Procedure: An In Vitro Study Using the Valsalva Graft

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1214-1218

  Maselli, Daniele ^a   De Paulis, Ruggero ^a   Scaffa, Raffaele ^a   Weltert, Luca ^a   Bellisario, Alessandro ^a   Salica, Andrea ^a   Ricci, Alessandro ^a  

^a EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSCOPY; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRON IMPLANT; GEOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SINOTUBULAR JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PROBABILITY; PULSATILE FLOW; REPLANTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS OF VALSALVA; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 34548670753     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.05.035     Document Type: Article

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