The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 868-875, October 2008

Chordal translocation for ischemic mitral regurgitation may ameliorate tethering of the posterior and anterior mitral leaflets

  • Shinji Masuyama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Akira Marui, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
    • ,
  • Takeshi Shimamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
    • ,
  • Michihito Nonaka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Miwako Tsukiji, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
    • ,
  • Nozomi Watanabe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
    • ,
  • Tadashi Ikeda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Kiyoshi Yoshida, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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  • Masashi Komeda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Masashi Komeda, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.

Received 18 October 2007; received in revised form 2 May 2008; accepted 15 June 2008.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)01043-X

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.06.034

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 868-875, October 2008

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