Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 200-206 , Autumn 2006

Technique of Mechanical Pulmonary Valve Replacement

  • John M. Stulak, MD
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  • Joseph A. Dearani, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.

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 Presented as part of the Controversies in Cardiothoracic Surgery Session of the 86th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 29–May 3, 2006.

PII: S1522-2942(06)00082-1

doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2006.05.003

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 200-206 , Autumn 2006

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