Occlusion of canine atrial appendage using an expandable silicone band

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 885-889

  McCarthy, Patrick M ^a   Lee, Richard ^a   Foley, Jessica L ^b   Phillips, Lynette ^b   Kanayinkal, Tessy ^b   Francischelli, David E ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; POLYESTER; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DOG; EXPANDABLE SILICONE BAND; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART SURGERY; LIGATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGERY; TIME;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CONSTRICTION; DOGS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; MALE; NECROSIS; SILICONES; THORACOSCOPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955931232     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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