Repair of aortic leaflet prolapse: a ten-year experience

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 785-791

  de Kerchove, Laurent ^a   Glineur, David ^a   Poncelet, Alain ^a   Boodhwani, Munir ^a   Rubay, Jean ^a   Dhoore, William ^a   Noirhomme, Philippe ^a   El Khoury, Gébrine ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aortic insufficiency; Aortic valve repair; Leaflet prolapse; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISEASE; AORTIC LEAFLET PROLAPSE; AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REOPERATION;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE PROLAPSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52949113400     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.06.030     Document Type: Article

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