The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1189-1196.e2 , May 2010

Results after mitral valve replacement with mechanical prostheses in young children

  • Bahaaldin Alsoufi, MD

      Affiliations

    • King Faisal Heart Institute, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Bahaaldin Alsoufi, MD, King Faisal Heart Institute (MBC 16), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, PO Box 3354, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 11211.
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  • Cedric Manlhiot, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Labatt Family Heart Center, the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Brian W. McCrindle, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Labatt Family Heart Center, the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Zohair Al-Halees, MD

      Affiliations

    • King Faisal Heart Institute, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Ahmed Sallehuddin, MD

      Affiliations

    • King Faisal Heart Institute, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Saud Al-Oufi, MD

      Affiliations

    • King Faisal Heart Institute, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Elias Saad, MD

      Affiliations

    • King Faisal Heart Institute, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Bahaa Fadel, MD

      Affiliations

    • King Faisal Heart Institute, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Charles C. Canver, MD

      Affiliations

    • King Faisal Heart Institute, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Received 25 March 2009 ,Revised 14 August 2009 ,Accepted 25 October 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01405-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.038

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1189-1196.e2 , May 2010

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