Evaluation of the mitral valve leaflet morphology after mitral valve reconstruction with a concept "coaptation length index"

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 535-538

  Yamauchi, Takashi ^a   Taniguchi, Kazuhiro ^a   Kuki, Satoru ^a   Masai, Takafumi ^a   Noro, Hiroshi ^a   Nishino, Masami ^a   Fujita, Shinichi ^a  

^a OSAKA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROLAPSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9744285677     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.200329.x     Document Type: Article

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