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Tearing of the Mitral Valve during Vent Removal after a Successful Mitral Valve Repair: a Beneficial Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography

In this case, a successful mitral valve repair was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) at the end of a cardiopulmonary bypass. The left ventricular vent was placed through the mitral valve to remove the air after the TEE examination, and on its way out, the left ventricular vent dama...

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Autores principales: Kim, Ji Young, Oh, Young Jun, Lee, Yong Kyung, Kwak, Young Lan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2688168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16807998
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2006.47.3.440