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Self-retaining pledgeted suture as retractor for mitral procedure
Choi-Keung Ng1, Peter Benedikt, Christian Schwarz
1Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital Wels-Teaching Hospital, Grieskirchnerstr. 42, A-4600 Wels, Austria. choi.keung.ng@liwest.at
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals
|July 14, 2009
Abstract:
A simple reliable maneuver to optimize exposure of the left atrium for mitral valve operations is described. It offers more space to mobilize the valvular structure, facilitating complicated reconstruction in the posteromedial commisural area.
