An instrument facilitates mitral valve repair training at home

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 940-941

  Tavlasoglu, Murat ^a   Jahollari, Artan ^a   Amrahov, Anar ^a   Sahin, Mehmet Ali ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bovine heart model; Mitral valve repair; Surgical table; Surgical techniques

Indexed keywords

COW; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETRACTOR; SIMULATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TABLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR; WORKSHOP; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; OPERATING TABLE;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATTLE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MITRAL VALVE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OPERATING TABLES;

EID: 84862332546     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr087     Document Type: Note

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