Aortic valve replacement in Behcet's disease: surgical modification to prevent valve detachment

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 771-772

  Azuma, Takashi ^a   Yamazaki, Kenji ^a   Saito, Satoshi ^a   Kurosawa, Hiromi ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic root; Aortic valve; Heart valve; Inflammation; Replacement; Vascular disease

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALVE DETACHMENT; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BEHCET SYNDROME; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 69849107374     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.05.031     Document Type: Article

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