Modified hockey-stick approach to the mitral valve

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-27

  Zacek, Pavel ^a   Harrer, Jan ^a   Dominik, Jan ^a   Vojacek, Jan ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOCKEY STICK INCISION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS RHYTHM; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 73649116019     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00950.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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