Intra-atrial implantation of a mitral valve prosthesis in a heavily calcified mitral annulus

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 776-778

  Atoui, Rony ^a   Lash, Vynka ^a   Mohammadi, Siamak ^a   Cecere, Renzo ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrium; Calcification; Mitral regurgitation; Valve repair replacement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; HEART ARREST; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAARTERIAL IMPLANTATION; MALE; MITRAL ANNULUS CALCIFICATION; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 69849115707     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.05.035     Document Type: Article

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