Valve replacement for mitral insufficiency
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Mitral annuloplasty vs valve replacement for mitral insufficiency.
evidence of reduced venous return and alternating end-diastolic fiber length as causative factors. To the Editor: Attie et al.' reported their experience with valve replacement in children with mitral insufficiency. They divided their patients in three groups, depending on the type of prosthesis: mechanical valves, porcine xenografts and dura mater valves. Follow up times were 6.3, 3.3 and 1.9 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)39535-2