A novel technique of utilizing artificial chordae for repair of mitral valve prolapse

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1072-1073

  Scorsin, Marcio ^a   Al Attar, Nawwar ^b   Lessana, Arrigo ^c  

^a Villa Maria Pia Hospital   (Italy)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE CARDIOLOGIQUE DU NORD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CHORDA TENDINEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHORDAE TENDINEAE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; POLYESTERS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548834152     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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