title: Posterior mitral annuloplasty with an adjustable homemade ring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Maltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. togus@superonline.com
authors.forename: Temuçin N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Oğuş
authors.forename: Sertaç
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ciçek
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Işik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011517:Prothrombin Time; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D014859:Warfarin; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene