Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Apr 2015
Observational StudyA 25-year study of chordal replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene in mitral valve repair†.
This study examines the outcome of mitral valve repair with chordal replacement using expanded polytetrafluoroethylene over the past 25 years. ⋯ Our 25-year follow-up demonstrated reliable long-term outcomes of chordal replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures.