The sandwich plug technique: simple, effective, and rapid closure of a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis at left ventricular assist device implantation
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
.
2011 Aug;142(2):455-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.11.003.
Epub 2011 Feb 1.
Authors
William E Cohn
1
,
O H Frazier
Affiliation
1
Center for Cardiac Support, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. wcohn@heart.thi.tmc.edu
PMID:
21277593
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.11.003
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Aortic Valve*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Heart Ventricles
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Substances
Polytetrafluoroethylene