Mechanical Aortic Valve Dysfunction Due to Biological Glue

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 671-672

  Goldberg, Steven P ^a   Campbell, David N ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STERNOTOMY; SUTURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; PROTEINS;

EID: 67650754757     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.069     Document Type: Article

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