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Using a double-plicated posterior leaflet as an anchor for mitral valve replacement: a case of mitral annular calcification

We present a 62-year-old man with mitral regurgitation whose posterior annulus had severe calcification. Mitral valve replacement was performed by anchoring the cuff on a double-plicated posterior leaflet, and reinforcing with an equine pericardium. The patient is doing well 13 years after surgery w...

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Autores principales: Taguchi, Shinichi, Niibori, Tatsuru, Hayashi, Ichiro, Kasahara, Hirofumi, Yozu, Ryohei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23547886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-58