Thrombogenesis in mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis

Angiology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1117-1125

  Lip, Gregory Y H ^a,b   Rumley, Ann ^a   Dunn, Francis G ^a   Lowe, Gordon D O ^a  

^a City Hospital ^*

^b UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; THROMBOGENESIS;

EID: 0029801719     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979604701201     Document Type: Article

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