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Mitral valve replacement with the preservation of the entire valve apparatus Substituição da valva mitral com preservação do aparato completo da valva
OBJECTIVE: The papillary muscles and the chordae tendineae of both mitral leaflets contribute to the preservation of the left ventricular function. Most surgeons, however, routinely excise the anterior mitral leaflet. METHODS: In a group of nine patients, six of them underwent mitral valve replaceme...
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Language: | Inglês |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
2007-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382007000200011 |
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