Late rupture of polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae after mitral valve repair

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 504-506

  Farivar, R Saeid ^a   Shernan, Stanton K ^a   Cohn, Lawrence H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; CHORDA TENDINEA RUPTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CHORDAE TENDINEAE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58649085698     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.053     Document Type: Article

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