Justification for Anti-Anatomic Positioning of Bileaflet
Mechanical Mitral Valves
Olina Dagher MD1, Christopher Prusinkiewicz
MD2, Anna Bizios MD1, William Kidd
MD1
1Department of Cardiac Sciences, Foothills Medical
Centre, Calgary, Canada
2Department of Anesthesia, Foothills Medical Centre,
Calgary, Canada
Running Title: The “Lazy” Posterior Leaflet
Conflicts of interest: Nothing to disclose.
Sources of funding: None.
IRB approval, consent statement and clinical trial
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