A simple method for the quantification and correction of aortic cusp prolapse by means of free margin plication

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1075-1077

  Boodhwani, Munir ^a   de Kerchove, Laurent ^a   Glineur, David ^a   El Khoury, Gebrine ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; AORTA VALVE PROLAPSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FREE MARGIN PLICATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVERSE AORTOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; HUMANS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77949486487     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.037     Document Type: Article

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