Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene for Chordal Replacement: Preventing Knot Failure

PURPOSE. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene suture is commonly used for chordal replacement in mitral valve repair, but due to material characteristics, knots can unravel. Our aim was to determine the knot security, including how many throws are necessary to prevent knot failure, with Gore-Tex (W.L. G...

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Publicado no:Ann Thorac Surg
Main Authors: Miller, Jacob R., Deeken, Corey R., Ray, Shuddhadeb, Henn, Matthew C., Lancaster, Timothy S., Schuessler, Richard B., Damiano, Ralph J., Melby, Spencer J.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: 2015
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6935365/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26652523
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.089
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