title: Mitral valve replacement: technique to preserve the subvalvular apparatus.
authors.affiliation: Regional Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Sintek
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Pfeffer
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kochamba
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khonsari
mesh_terms: D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques