Echocardiographic follow-up in patients with mild to moderate mitral stenosis: Is a yearly examination justified?

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1450-1452

  Faletra, Francesco ^a   De Chiara, Francesca ^a   Crivellaro, Wilma ^a   Mantero, Antonio ^a   Corno, Roberto ^a   Brusoni, Bruno ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030589336     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89300-9     Document Type: Article

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