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J Heart Valve Dis
; 8(6): 630-1, 1999 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10616239
RESUMO
A 64-year-old woman presented with congestive heart failure due to severe mitral valve stenosis and chronic atrial fibrillation. A Maze III procedure was performed, and the mitral valve replaced with a mitral homograft. Postoperatively, the patient regained normal sinus rhythm, had trivial mitral regurgitation, regained her atrial transport function, and had improved myocardial function.