Demand dynamic biogirdling: Ten-year results

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a   Carraro, Ugo ^b   Riccardi, Roberto ^c   Rigatelli, Giorgio ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ROVIGO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d Legnago General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPLASTY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEMAND DYNAMIC BIOGIRDLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOMYOPLASTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58249142428     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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