Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 90-96 , Summer 2007

Etiologic Classification of Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease: Barlow’s Disease and Fibroelastic Deficiency

  • Ani C. Anyanwu, MD
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  • David H. Adams, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to David H. Adams, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1190 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2007.04.002

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 90-96 , Summer 2007