Direct access implantation of a Melody valve in native mitral valve: a hybrid approach in the presence of extensive mitral annular calcification

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Mar;99(3):1085. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.10.018.

Authors

Ahmed El-Eshmawi¹, Barry Love², Himani V Bhatt³, Amit Pawale¹, Percy Boateng¹, David H Adams⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
² Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
³ Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
⁴ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: david.adams@mountsinai.org.

PMID: 25742842
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.10.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Calcinosis / surgery*
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Prosthesis Design