Value of proximal regurgitant jet size in tricuspid regurgitation

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 742-747

  Rivera, J Miguel ^a,e   Vandervoort, Peter ^b   Mele, Donato ^c   Weyman, Arthur ^d   Thomas, James D ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 0029979383     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90281-1     Document Type: Article

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