Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 401-406, December 2009

Epicardial Cardiac Basal Annuloplasty: Preliminary Findings on Extra-cardiac Mitral Valve Repair

  • Jai Raman, MMedBS, FRACS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Chicago, MC 5040, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Chicago, MC 5040, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Tel.: +1 773 834 2807; fax: +1 773 834 9114.
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  • David Hare, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Chicago, MC 5040, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia
    • Tel.: +1 773 834 2807/61 3 9496 5000; fax: +1 773 702 4187.
    • ,
  • Meg Storer, RN, BSN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Chicago, MC 5040, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia
    • Tel.: +1 773 834 2807/61 3 9496 5000; fax: +1 773 702 4187.
    • ,
  • Mitsumasa Hata, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Chicago, MC 5040, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia
    • Tel.: +1 773 834 2807/61 3 9496 5000; fax: +1 773 702 4187.

Received 19 June 2008; received in revised form 18 April 2009; accepted 14 May 2009.

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PII: S1443-9506(09)00944-5

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2009.05.704

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 401-406, December 2009

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