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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:642
© 2004 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Late dehiscence of a mitral annuloplasty band in an asymptomatic patient: the value of follow-up with echocardiography

^a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield General Hospital, Groby Rd, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK
^b Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Glenfield General Hospital, Groby Rd, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK

Received 3 December 2003; accepted 2 January 2004.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +44-116-287-1471; fax: +44-116-232-1282
e-mail: alexiou486@aol.com

Key Words: Annuloplasty band dehiscence • Echocardiography

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A 49-year-old male had mitral annuloplasty with a Cosgrove–Edwards band. Twelve months later he . . . [Full Text of this Article]