Mitral valve replacement for extensive calcification: Half and half technique

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 526-528

  Bito, Yasuyuki ^a   Shibata, Toshihiko ^a   Yasuoka, Takashi ^a   Inoue, Kazushige ^a   Ikuta, Takeshi ^a  

^a KANSAI ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcification; Mitral valve replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; ST. JUDE VALVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53949095014     PISSN: 18636705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-008-0296-x     Document Type: Article

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