| Literature DB >> 11425602 |
C R di Gioia1, G Brancaccio, R Sinatra, P Gallo.
Abstract
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE) sutures have been used with increasing frequency to replace chordae tendineae in mitral valves prolapsing because of myxoid change. A case is reported where fibrosis and calcification of the endocardial overgrowth covering the synthetic chordae led to severe mitral regurgitation 7 years after plastic repair and required mechanical prosthetic valve implantation.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11425602 DOI： 10.1016/s1054-8807(01)00061-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc Pathol ISSN： 1054-8807 Impact factor: 2.185