How does the use of polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae for posterior mitral valve prolapse (loop technique) compare with leaflet resection? A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1200-1206

  Falk, Volkmar ^a   Seeburger, Joerg ^a   Czesla, Markus ^a   Borger, Michael A ^a   Willige, Julia ^a   Kuntze, Thomas ^a   Doll, Nicolas ^a   Borger, Franka ^a   Perrier, Patrick ^b   Mohr, Friedrich W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^b Cardiovascular Clinic Bad Neustadt   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORACOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STROKE VOLUME; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 56249130032     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.028     Document Type: Article

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