The sandwich plug technique: Simple, effective, and rapid closure of a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis at left ventricular assist device implantation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 455-457

  Cohn, William E ^a   Frazier, O H ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDWICH PLUG TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AORTIC VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 79960413053     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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