Blunt traumatic rupture of a mitral papillary muscle head

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1526-1528

  Smedira, Nicholas G ^a   Zikri, Magued ^b   Thomas, James D ^b   Lauer, Michael S ^b   Kelleman, John J ^b   McCarthy, Patrick M ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0029877264     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)01180-3     Document Type: Article

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