Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5596944 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Surgical unroofing of carefully selected patients with MBs can be performed safely as an independent procedure with significant improvement in symptoms postoperatively. It is the optimal treatment for isolated, symptomatic, and hemodynamically significant MBs resistant to maximally tolerated medical therapy.
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Authors
Jack H. MD, Vedant S. MD, David H. MD, Ian S. MD, MPH, Takumi MD, PhD, Shigemitsu MD, PhD, Ryotaro MD, PhD, Michael P. MD, PhD, Jennifer A. MD, MS, Robert Scott MD, Ingela MD,