Collagen mechanics: A rationale for radiofrequency energy to treat mitral regurgitaton

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-190

  Murarka, Shishir ^a   Witzel, Thomas ^b   Dickens, Duane ^b   Takeda, Patricia A ^c   Heuser, Richard R ^d,e  

^a Banner Estrella Medical Center   (United States)

^b QuantumCor Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 64149089166     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: 15408183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2009.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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