Beating-heart implantation of adjustable length mitral valve chordae: Acute and chronic experience in an animal model

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 840-847

  Maisano, Francesco ^a   Cioni, Micaela ^a   Seeburger, Joerg ^b   Falk, Volkmar ^c   Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm ^b   Mack, Michael J ^d   Alfieri, Ottavio ^a   Vanermen, Hugo ^e  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates of North Texas   (United States)

^e OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adjustable; Dynamic repair; Mitral valve repair; Neochordae

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE MITRAL VALVE CHORDAE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BEATING HEART IMPLANTATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONHUMAN; OFF PUMP SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

ANIMALS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SHEEP; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 80052963107     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.01.021     Document Type: Article

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