Four decades with a starr-edwards ball valve in the aortic position

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-454

  Tutarel, Oktay ^a   Schaefer, Arnd ^a   Fuchs, Martin ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTHESIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 79958091998     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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