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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;138:259
© 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Late rupture of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae used for mitral valve repair

Gonçalo Coutinho, MD, Lina Carvalho, MD, PhD, Manuel J. Antunes, MD, PhD, DSc

Center of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal

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To the Editor:

In the February issue of the Journal, Farivar and colleagues1Go described a case of late rupture of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) neochordae after mitral valve repair. In the "Discussion," they state that there was only 1 previous case reported in the literature of ruptured neochordae, presented by Buttany and colleagues,2Go . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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