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Case Reports
. 1988 Nov;46(5):584-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64709-1.

Calcified mitral valve annulus: prosthesis insertion

J S Coselli  1 , E S Crawford
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Calcified mitral valve annulus: prosthesis insertion

J S Coselli et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1988 Nov.

Abstract

We describe a technique for insertion of a mitral valve prosthesis in the presence of a heavily calcified annulus. The valve leaflets are used for securing the prosthesis, and both the anterior and posterior chordae tendineae and papillary muscle complexes are preserved.

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