Mitral Valve Repair for Rheumatic Valve Disease in Children: Midterm Results and Impact of the Use of a Biodegradable Mitral Ring

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 161-169

  Kalangos, Afksendiyos ^a   Christenson, Jan T ^a   Beghetti, Maurice ^a   Cikirikcioglu, Mustafa ^a   Kamentsidis, Dimitrios ^a   Aggoun, Yacine ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CHILD; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; BIOPROSTHESIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; BIOPROSTHESIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47049113494     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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