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Leaflet Coaptation

Leaflet Coaptation is the structural and functional alignment of the mitral valve leaflets at their free edges during systole, enabling competent valve closure by preventing retrograde blood flow through the maintenance of sufficient contact area and apposition length.

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782

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243

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2017–2026

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154

Restrictive Annuloplasty and Coronary Revascularization in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Results in Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling

Jeroen J. Bax, Jerry Braun, Soeresh Somer et al. · Circulation · 2004 · 351 citations · Full text

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Dimensions and Geometric Relationships of the Human Aortic Value as a Function of Pressure

W. M. Swanson, Richard E. Clark · Circulation Research · 1974 · 346 citations

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Finite element analysis of the mitral valve.

Karyn S. Kunzelman, Richard P. Cochran, Cheng–Jen Chuong et al. · PubMed · 1993 · 202 citations

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Mechanism of Recurrent/Persistent Ischemic/Functional Mitral Regurgitation in the Chronic Phase After Surgical Annuloplasty

Eiji Kuwahara, Yutaka Otsuji, Yoshifumi Iguro et al. · Circulation · 2006 · 196 citations · Full text

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Tricuspid leaflet augmentation to address severe tethering in functional tricuspid regurgitation

Gilles Dreyfus, Shahzad G. Raja, Kok Meng Chan · European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · 2008 · 169 citations · Full text

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Authors

782

  1. AP
    Ajit P. Yoganathan

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    8 publications · 403 citations

    8

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  2. SL
    Sten Lyager Nielsen

    Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

    6 publications · 302 citations

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  3. JM
    J. Michael Hasenkam

    Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

    6 publications · 302 citations

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  4. RP
    Richard P. Cochran

    University of Washington, United States

    5 publications · 387 citations

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  5. NB
    Neil B. Ingels

    Stanford University, United States

    5 publications · 235 citations

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Institutions

243

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    12 h-index

    38 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

    Atlanta, United States

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    655 citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    7 h-index

    54 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, United States

    6 h-index

    22 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. Aarhus University Hospital

    Aarhus, Denmark

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    910 citations

  6. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    5 h-index

    42 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    22 publications

    1.5K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 24 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

    EJCTS · 14 publications · 666 citations

    14

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  3. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

    ATS · 16 publications · 546 citations

    14

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  4. Circulation

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

    11

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  5. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

    10 publications · 427 citations

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