A Novel Method of Leaflet Reconstruction After Triangular Resection for Posterior Mitral Valve Prolapse

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Suri, Rakesh M ^a   Burkhart, Harold M ^a   Schaff, Hartzell V ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRIANGULAR LEAFLET RESECTION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE;

EID: 77952312188     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.071     Document Type: Article

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