Valve repair for the treatment of rheumatic mitral regurgitation

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Antunes, Manuel J ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANNULOPLASTY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MYXOMA; PREDICTION; REOPERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030705222     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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