Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-26

  Glazier, J J ^a   Turi, Z G ^a  

^a HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INJURY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PREGNANCY; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TRANSLUMINAL VALVULOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030755784     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-0620(97)80019-9     Document Type: Article

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