Functional mitral stenosis resulting from a large mitral valve prosthesis vegetation

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-233

  Citrin, Benjamin S ^a   Mensah, George A ^a   Byrd III, Benjamin F ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; MORTALITY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031056006     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199702000-00014     Document Type: Article

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