Trivalvular/bivalvular heart: A philosophical, scientific and therapeutic concept

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 353-358

  Arbulu, Agustin ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITALIS; DIURETIC AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG ABUSE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE; SURVIVAL; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PULMONARY VALVE; RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 0034041206     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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