The mitral hooks: visualization of mitral valve made easy
| Autor: | Suresh Babu Kale, Shrikant D Kole |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Surgical Instruments medicine.anatomical_structure Internal medicine Mitral valve cardiovascular system Cardiology medicine Humans Mitral Valve Surgery cardiovascular diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of thoracic surgery. 83(1) |
| ISSN: | 1552-6259 |
| Popis: | Historically the mitral valve has been exposed through a variety of approaches from the standard left atriotomy to cardiac autotransplantation. Regardless of the approach, adequate exposure to the mitral valve is crucial to a successful valve repair or replacement. We describe a simple and effective way of bringing the mitral valve into view through a standard left atriotomy with the use of specially designed and modified mitral hooks. The mitral hooks provide excellent unobstructed view of the mitral valve, which is suitable for repair and replacement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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