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Operative approaches to the left atrium and mitral valve apparatus.

1983; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 10; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

A. Thomas Pezzella, D. B. EFFLER, I E Levy,

Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Traditional and alternative approaches to the mitral valve apparatus are presented. The median sternotomy and vertical left atriotomy approach affords adequate exposure in most cases. However, there are occasions when an alternative approach may be warranted.