The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 128, Issue 4 , Pages 529-534 , October 2004

Homograft replacement of the mitral valve: Eight-year results

  • Mark Ali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hopital de la Salpétrière, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Bernard Iung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Emmanuel Lansac, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hopital de la Salpétrière, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Patrick Bruneval, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomopathology, Hopital Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Christophe Acar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hopital de la Salpétrière, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Christophe Acar, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hopital de la Salpétrière, 50-56 Bd Vincent Auriol, 75013 Paris, France

Received 22 July 2003 ,Revised 4 November 2003 ,Accepted 10 November 2003.

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PII: S0022-5223(04)00721-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.11.076

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 128, Issue 4 , Pages 529-534 , October 2004

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