| Literature DB >> 28734454 |
Andrea Colli1, Eleonora Bizzotto2, Erica Manzan2, Laura Besola2, Nicola Pradegan2, Roberto Bellu2, Demetrio Pittarello2, Gino Gerosa2.
Abstract
Selecting the ventricular access site on the basis of mitral valve anatomy improves the outcomes for a subgroup of patients undergoing the transapical echocardiographically guided NeoChord (NeoChord, Inc, St. Louis Park, MN) repair procedure to correct mitral regurgitation and who have a leaflet-to-annulus index lower than the recommended efficacy threshold of 1.25.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28734454 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.082
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330