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A Marc Gillinov1, Kevin G Shortt, Delos M Cosgrove.
Abstract
With traditional mitral valve repair techniques, prolapse at a commissure presents a surgical challenge. When commissural prolapse is identified, simple closure of the commissure combined with annuloplasty enables rapid and reliable mitral valve repair.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16122516 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.04.051
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330