Experimental evaluation of a new apical access and closure device

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1706-1709

  Blumenstein, Johannes ^a   Van Linden, Arnaud ^a   Arsalan, Mani ^a   Voss, Sandra ^a   Moellmann, Helge ^a   Liebetrau, Christoph ^a   Thourani, Vinod H ^b   Walther, Thomas ^a   Kempfert, Joerg ^a  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

APICAL ACCESS AND CLOSURE DEVICE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART MUSCLE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; MALE; SWINE; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84867758778     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.102     Document Type: Article

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