The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1077-1081 , May 2009

Mitral leaflet anatomy revisited

  • Jason L. Quill, BS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn
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  • Alexander J. Hill, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, Minn
    • ,
  • Timothy G. Laske, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, Minn
    • ,
  • Ottavio Alfieri, MD

      Affiliations

    • San Raffaele Hospital of Milan, Milan, Italy
    • ,
  • Paul A. Iaizzo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Paul A. Iaizzo, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, B172 Mayo, MMC 107, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

Received 15 May 2008 ,Revised 25 August 2008 ,Accepted 8 October 2008.

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 This work was supported in part by the Institute for Engineering in Medicine at the University of Minnesota and by Medtronic, Inc.

PII: S0022-5223(08)01670-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.10.008

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1077-1081 , May 2009

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