title: Feasibility of preservation of subvalvular apparatus in mitral valve replacement with the On-X mechanical valve.
authors.affiliation: Kobe University Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular, Thoracic, and Pediatric Surgery, Kobe, Japan. hirot@ams.odn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamshita
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Keitaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakagiri
authors.forename: Yujiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawanishi
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okita
mesh_terms: D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design