Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 9 , Pages 715-721 , 2006

Less Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery via Right Minithoracotomy

  • Kuan-Ming Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tzu-Yu Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shao-Jung Li

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jer-Shen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Hsun Chu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shu-Hsun Chu, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, 21 Nan-Ya South Road, Section 2, Ban-Chiao, Taipei 220, Taiwan

Received 23 September 2005 ,Revised 15 November 2005 ,Accepted 7 February 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60199-6

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60199-6

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 9 , Pages 715-721 , 2006

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