title: Tricuspid valve chordae tendineae as protective filter to prevent massive pulmonary embolism.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan ; 2 Clinical Laboratory Department, Noshiro Kousei Medical Center, Noshiro, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan ; 2 Clinical Laboratory Department, Noshiro Kousei Medical Center, Noshiro, Japan.
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimbo
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan ; 2 Clinical Laboratory Department, Noshiro Kousei Medical Center, Noshiro, Japan.
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan ; 2 Clinical Laboratory Department, Noshiro Kousei Medical Center, Noshiro, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiso
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan ; 2 Clinical Laboratory Department, Noshiro Kousei Medical Center, Noshiro, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan ; 2 Clinical Laboratory Department, Noshiro Kousei Medical Center, Noshiro, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oguma
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan ; 2 Clinical Laboratory Department, Noshiro Kousei Medical Center, Noshiro, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iino
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan ; 2 Clinical Laboratory Department, Noshiro Kousei Medical Center, Noshiro, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito