| Autor: |
Bezon E; Department of Cardio-vascular and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital La Cavale Blanche, 29609 Brest Cedex, France. eric.bezon@chu-brest.fr, Khalifa AI, Choplain JN, Barra JA |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg] 2006 Feb; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 251-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Jan 04. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.11.013 |
| Abstrakt: |
A homemade mitral annular prosthesis has been developed using expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene material. It is safe in that it avoids the risk of prosthesis wrinkle when stitches are tied. Simultaneously, it is strong enough to prevent future stretching and rupture. This device has been implanted in 60 patients with good and stable results at 42 months of follow-up. Our flexible mitral annular prosthesis is cost-effective and easily available in developing countries. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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