The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 422-426.e1 , August 2010

Transapical mitral valved stent implantation: A survival series in swine

  • Lucian Lozonschi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis
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  • Rene Bombien, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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  • Satoru Osaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis
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  • Jian Hu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis
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  • Dolores Snell, RDCS, RCIS, PA-C

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis
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  • Niloo M. Edwards, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis
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  • Jochen Cremer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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  • Georg Lutter, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Georg Lutter, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.

Received 28 August 2009 ,Revised 23 November 2009 ,Accepted 13 December 2009.

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 This work was supported by a grant of the German Research Foundation to G.L. and an intramural grant of the Department of Surgery of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to L.L.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01672-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.030

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 422-426.e1 , August 2010

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