MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY RING SUTURE DEHISCENCE: IN SEARCH OF MORE ROBUST TECHNIQUES

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Eric L. Pierce, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert C. Gorman, University of Pennsylvania; Joseph G. Gorman, III, University of Pennsylvania; Ajit Yoganathan, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2016-12-01
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Version: Author Accepted Manuscript (After Peer Review)
• Copyright Statement: © 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.08.050
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• ISSN: 0022-5223
• Volume: 152
• Issue: 6
• Start Page: 1640
• End Page: 1640
• Grant/Funding Information: This study was partially supported by a fellowship from the National Science Foundation (DGE-1148903: ELP) and by a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (HL113216).
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Cardiovascular System & Cardiology; Respiratory System; Surgery; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery; Engineering, Biomedical