Persistent left ventricular false aneurysm after transapical insertion of an aortic valve

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-53

  Elhenawy, Abdelsalam ^a   Rocha, Rodolfo ^a   Feindel, Christopher M ^a   Brister, Stephanie J ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSCATHETER AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK;

EID: 78751490595     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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