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Ann Thorac Surg
; 76(4): 1315-6, 2003 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14530045
RESUMO
A simple and quick technique to fashion a mitral ring was developed using a stainless steel wire covered by a Gore-Tex strip. This technique allows a 15-fold reduction in the cost of a mitral ring compared with commercially available rings. As such, cardiac surgery becomes more readily available to patients in developing countries such as Africa and Asia. These homemade rings were implanted in 6 patients with similar results to commercially available rings.