New technology: Valve repair using biodegradable rings;Nova tecnologia: Valvuloplastias com anéis biodegradáveis

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 556-561

  Neirotti, Rodolfo ^a,b,c,d   Cikirikcioglu, Mustafa ^b   Della Martina, Alberto ^c   Le Goff, Philippe ^c   Kalangos, Afksendiyos ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c Bioring SA   (Switzerland)

^d University Hospital of Geneva ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Absorbable implants; Heart valve prosthesis mitral valve surgery; Heart valves; Tricuspid valve surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549127217     PISSN: 01027638     EISSN: 16789741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-76382008000400017     Document Type: Article

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