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Mitral Valve Stenosis Progression Due to Severe Calcification on Glutaraldehyde- Treated Autologous Pericardium: Word of Caution for an Attractive Repair.

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1 Mitral Valve Stenosis Progression Due to Severe Calcification on Glutaraldehyde- Treated Autologous Pericardium: Word of Caution for an Attractive Repair Technique  Naoto Fukunaga, MD, Takehiko Matsuo, MD, Yoshiaki Saji, MD, Yukihiro Imai, MD, Tadaaki Koyama, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 99, Issue 6, Pages (June 2015) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Macroscopic view of the glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium on the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve with its chordae tendineae. The autologous pericardium was severely calcified. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 (A) The specimen was divided into five parts. (B, C) Pathologic examination showed severe calcification of the glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium (hematoxylin and eosin staining; magnification: B, ×12; C, ×100). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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