| Literature DB >> 15734448 |
Yoshiro Matsui1, Yasuhisa Fukada, Yuji Naito, Shigeyuki Sasaki, Keishu Yasuda.
Abstract
Mitral valvuloplasty using Gore-Tex as artificial chordae, especially for patients with anterior leaflet prolapse, is often associated with difficulties in determining the length of artificial chordae as well as in preventing knot slipping. We describe a simple technique of using a new device that enables surgeons to easily determine the accurate length of the artificial chordae and to tie the slippery knot without sliding and damaging it.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 15734448 DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.11.026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330