Endoscopic placement of multiple artificial chordae with robotic assistance and nitinol clip fixation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 610-614

  Smith, J Michael ^a   Stein, Hubert ^b  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLOYS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40149095404     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.041     Document Type: Article

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