The QuantumCor device for treating mitral regurgitation: An animal study

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-48

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

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN 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

Mitral annulus; Mitral valve disease; Mitral valve repair; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENERATOR; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL PROBE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68949220328     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21868     Document Type: Review

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