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Fully Endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair with Percutaneous Cannulation of Groin Vessels
Published on: May 26, 2023
Intraoperative saline injection leak test--a simple method to assess mitral valve repair when a simultaneous
Masato Nakajima1, Koji Tsuchiya, Yuki Okamoto
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yamanashi Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Fujimi, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-0027 Japan. m-nakajima2a@ych.pref.yamanashi.jp
Abstract:
We describe a simple, safe and reliable intraoperative saline injection leak test for accomplishing and testing the efficacy of mitral valve repair when a simultaneous aortotomy is present.
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