D. Craig Miller, M.D.
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Releasable annuloplasty ring insertion--a novel experimental implantation model.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009; (5): 830-2
Experimental testing of annuloplasty ring (AR) effects requires a control group if the AR is implanted conventionally. Our goal was to develop a reversible AR insertion method that allows for beating heart assessment with and without an AR, providing the ability to evaluate the effects of an AR in the same animal (internal control). We tested the feasibility of this technique in an in vivo ovine model using four-dimensional (4-D) radiopaque marker tracking.
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