title: Mitral valve replacement in patients with severely calcified mitral valve annulus: surgical technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. mihaljt@ccf.org
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mihaljevic
authors.forename: Marijan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koprivanac
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kelava
authors.forename: Nicholas G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Smedira
authors.forename: Bruce W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Lytle
authors.forename: Eugene H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Blackstone
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*