Double valve replacement for acute spontaneous left chordal rupture secondary to chronic aortic incompetence
<p>Abstract</p> <p>A 54 years old male with undiagnosed chronic calcific degenerative aortic valve incompetence presented with acute left anterior chordae tendinae rupture resulting in severe left heart failure and cardiogenic shock. He was successfully treated with emergency doubl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/1/1/33 |