Mitral regurgitation and atrial fibrillation: Milder the disease, higher the risk?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-237

  Kamath, Sridhar ^a   Lip, Gregory Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0033953631     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00209-0     Document Type: Editorial

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