Variations in Annuloplasty Ring and Sizer Dimensions May Alter Outcome in Mitral Valve Repair

Background and Aims: Sizing the mitral annulus remains one of the more subjective areas of annuloplasty surgery. We compared the dimensions of annuloplasty rings to annuloplasty sizers and to human mitral valve annuli to determine whether any discrepancies exist that might impact repair results. Met...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cardiac surgery 1997-09, Vol.12 (5), p.322-329
Hauptverfasser:	Kunzelman, Karyn S., Reimink, Matthew S., Cochran, Richard P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Heart Valve Prosthesis - statistics & numerical data Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - instrumentation Humans Mitral Valve - pathology Mitral Valve - surgery
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