The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1494-1500 , June 2010

Fifteen years of experience with ATS mechanical heart valve prostheses

  • Akira Sezai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprint: Akira Sezai, MD, the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamimachi Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
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  • Mitsumasa Hata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Tetsuya Niino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Isamu Yoshitake, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yuji Kasamaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Atsushi Hirayama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Kazutomo Minami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Received 14 April 2009 ,Revised 17 June 2009 ,Accepted 16 July 2009.

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 This study was supported by an Osawa Research grant from Nihon University.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00996-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.039

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1494-1500 , June 2010

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