Surgical ventricular restoration by means of a new technique to preserve left ventricular compliance: The horseshoe repair

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1382-1383

  Ferrazzi, Paolo ^a   Triggiani, Michele ^a   Iacovoni, Attilio ^a   Pentiricci, Samuele ^a   Vattimo, Francesco ^a   Parrella, Pervirgilio ^a   Quaini, Eugenio ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR RESTORATION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMPLIANCE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 56249114805     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.01.051     Document Type: Article

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