Giant, free flotating tendinous cord in the left ventricle
Author(s) -
Theo Kofidis,
Christoph Bara,
A HAVERICH,
Uwe Klima
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.12.048
Subject(s) - ventricle , anatomy , medicine , leaflet (botany) , mitral valve , surgery , cardiology , geology , paleontology
* Corresponding author. Address: Klinik fuer Thorax-, Herzund Gefaesschirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl Neuberg Str. 1, Hannover, Germany. Tel.: C49 511 5326580; fax: C49 511 5325404. E-mail address: tkofidis@stanford.edu (T. Kofidis). operative view of the retracted tendinous cord reveals a bulky structure with mesh-like insertion into the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve (Fig. 2). European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery 27 (2005) 710 www.elsevier.com/locate/ejcts
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