Repair of aortic valve prolapse: Experience with 44 patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 628-633

  El Khoury, G ^a,b   Vanoverschelde, J L ^a,b   Glineur, D ^a,b   Poncelet, A ^a,b   Verhelst, R ^a,b   Astarci, P ^a,b   Underwood, M J ^a,b   Noirhomme, Ph ^a,b  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aortic insufficiency; Aortic valve repair; Tricuspid aortic valve prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANNULOPLASTY; AORTA; AORTA VALVE PROLAPSE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE PROLAPSE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION;

EID: 4143059099     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.05.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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