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Published on March 8, 2006, doi:10.1510/icvts.2005.127423

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2006;5:301.

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Hand-made sizing balloon in surgical ventricular restoration

Kun-Kuang Lee 1, Chih-Hsien Wang 1, Hsi-Yu Yu 1, Yih-Sharng Chen 1*

1 National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: yschen11{at}yahoo.com.tw.


  Abstract
Left ventricular size and shape are considered as a key issue in surgical ventricular restoration procedure. Commercially preshaped balloon could provide a guide to perform the procedure. We developed a new reliable and simple method with simple material and without additional sterilization to achieve the similar goal. Keywords: Heart failure; Surgical restoration; Sizing balloon


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