Medtronic hall valve malfunction due to pannus formation in the aortic position with peculiar movement of the leaflet: A case report

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 583-585

  Horiguchi, Masahide ^a   Seko, Tetsuya ^a   Yazu, Takahiro ^a   Takeuchi, Masaki ^a   Ichikawa, Takehiko ^a  

^a Yamamoto General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

AORTIC VALVE; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

EID: 58749088412     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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