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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |