title: Use of extruded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures as chordal substitutes.
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Frater
mesh_terms: D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000737:chemistry; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene