Mitral-valve replacement for a severely calcified mitral annulus: A simple and novel technique

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 407-409

  Kurazumi, Hiroshi ^a   Mikamo, Akihito ^a   Suzuki, Ryo ^a   Hamano, Kimikazu ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcification; Mitral stenosis; Mitral valve replacement; Prosthetic valve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCISION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE CALCIFICATION; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951512772     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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