Tricuspid valve replacement is an unfavourable operation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-

  Al Ebrahim, Khaled E ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Replacement; Tricuspid; Valve

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COST CONTROL; ENDOCARDITIS; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR; TRICUSPID VALVE REPLACEMENT;

HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 77953289014     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.01.019     Document Type: Letter

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