MITRAL-VALVE REPLACEMENT - TECHNIQUE TO PRESERVE THE SUBVALVULAR APPARATUS

Authors
SINTEK CF PFEFFER TA KOCHAMBA GS KHONSARI S
Citation
Cf. Sintek et al., MITRAL-VALVE REPLACEMENT - TECHNIQUE TO PRESERVE THE SUBVALVULAR APPARATUS, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 59(4), 1995, pp. 1027-1029
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
59
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1027 - 1029
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1995)59:4<1027:MR-TTP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A technique is described for retaining the entire subvalvular apparatu s in an anatomic fashion during mitral valve replacement that has resu lted in no ventricular outflow tract obstruction or interference by re tained chordal structures with prosthetic valve function in 128 patien ts.