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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1983; 31(3): 175-176
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021972
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Fracture of Carpentier's Ring in a Patient with Tricuspid Annuloplasty

D. de Caleya1 , F. Sarnago2 , M. Galinañes1 , J. Duarte
  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, and
  • 2Department of Cardiology, Hospital Provincial de Madrid, Spain
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1982

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

This paper reports a case of tricuspid annuloplasty with Carpentier's ring in a patient with valvular heart disease where the ring later fractured.

Key words

Fracture - Carpentier's ring