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Mitral Valve Repair With Artificial Chordae: A Review of Its History, Technical Details, Long-Term Results, and Pathology by Bortolotti, Uberto, MD, Milano, Aldo D., MD, PhD, Frater, Robert W.M., MBChB, FRCS

“…Mitral valve repair is considered the procedure of choice for correcting mitral regurgitation in myxomatous disease, providing long-term results that are…”
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Performance and healing of an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene multichordal device at 6 months after repair of mitral leaflet flail in swine by Chawla, Surendra K., Frater, Robert W.M., Cunningham, Mark, Padala, Muralidhar

“…Repairing a prolapsed mitral valve that involves multiple cusps is procedurally complicated and carries a higher risk of failure when performed with individual…”
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Re: Interpapillary muscle distance independently affects severity of functional mitral regurgitation in patients with systolic left ventricular dysfunction by Frater, Robert W.M., MBChB, MSSurg, FRCS

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Functional mitral stenosis after surgical annuloplasty for ischemic mitral regurgitation: Importance of subvalvular tethering in the mechanism and dynamic deterioration during exertion by M Frater, Robert W

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The effects on cordal and leaflet stiffness of severe apical, posterior, and outward papillary displacement in advanced ventricular mechanism heart failure and mitral insufficiency by Frater, Robert W M

“…During the normal opening and closing of the mitral valve there is a finely tuned interaction between the changing ventricular dimensions and fluid pressures,…”
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Pre-clinical Experience with a Multi-Chordal Patch for Mitral Valve Repair by Chawla, Surendra K., Shi, Weiwei, McIver, Bryant V., Vinten-Johansen, Jakob, Frater, Robert W. M., Padala, Muralidhar

“…Surgical repair of flail mitral valve leaflets with neochordoplasty has good outcomes, but implementing it in anterior and bi-leaflet leaflet repair is…”
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Use of a New Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Multichordal Mitral Apparatus (Mitrapatch) to Repair Complex Mitral Valve Lesions by Chawla, Surendra K., Padala, Muralidhar, Chitwood, W. Randolph, Frater, Robert W.M.

“…Objective We report a new expanded polytetrafluoroethylene multichordal mitral apparatus (MitraPatch) to simplify mitral repairs involving multiple cusps and…”
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Possible Causes of Neocord Rupture by Frater, Robert William Mayo, MD

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Age and valve size effect on the long-term durability of the Carpentier-Edwards aortic pericardial bioprosthesis by Banbury, Michael K, Cosgrove, Delos M, White, Jennifer A, Blackstone, Eugene H, M. Frater, Robert W, Okies, J.Edward

“…Background. Bioprosthesis durability decreases with time and younger age. However, the time-scale and determinants of durability of the aortic…”
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How can we logically describe the components of the arterial valves? by Frater, Robert W M, Anderson, Robert H

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Stentless mitral valves by Frater, Robert W.M., MD

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Hemodynamic stability during 17 years of the carpentier-edwards aortic pericardial bioprosthesis by Banbury, Michael K, Cosgrove, Delos M, Thomas, James D, Blackstone, Eugene H, Rajeswaran, Jeevanantham, Okies, J.Edward, Frater, Robert M

“…Background. Long-term stability of the hemodynamic performance of commercially available Carpentier-Edwards stented bovine pericardial aortic bioprostheses…”
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Editorial comment on mural shortening suture annuloplasty for mitral valve repair by Frater, Robert W.M.

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Assumptions and realities of mitral valve repair by Frater, Robert W M

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Editorial: Septolateral cinching by Frater, Robert W M

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Left-to-right ventricular interaction with a noncontracting right ventricle by Hoffman, Darryl, Sisto, Donato, Frater, Robert W. M, Nikolic, Srdjan D

“…Left ventricular systole is known to contribute to generation of right ventricular pressure and stroke volume. To study the interactions in a dilated…”
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Contraction-relaxation coupling: determination of the onset of diastole by Solomon, S B, Nikolic, S D, Frater, R W, Yellin, E L

“…Left ventricular relaxation is dependent on afterload conditions during systole. An abrupt increase in afterload while the ventricle is actively contracting…”
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Quattro valve trial at mid-term: December 1996 to November 2004 by Frater, Robert W M, Sussman, Martin, Middlemost, Shirley, Walther, Thomas, Mohr, Frederick, Al Halees, Zohair, Shahid, Maie

“…The Quattro valve is a stentless pericardial mitral bioprosthesis that is treated with a post-tanning aldehyde capping designed to reduce calcification. A…”
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PERFORMANCE AND HEALING OF AN EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE MULTI CHORDAL DEVICE AT 6-MONTHS AFTER REPAIR OF MITRAL LEAFLET FLAIL IN SWINE by Chawla, Surendra K., Frater, Robert W.M., Cunningham, Mark, Padala, Muralidhar

“…Central picture legend : A device with a papillary muscle section, multiple chordae with neoleaflets for mitral repair. CENTRAL MESSAGE: The multi-chordal…”
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Cuerdas artificiales de ePTFE: ¿imprescindibles en las técnicas de preservación mitral actuales? by Pomar, José L, Revuelta, José M, Frater, Robert

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