Prophylactic mitral reconstruction for mitral regurgitation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1210-1216

  Smolens, Iva A ^a   Pagani, Francis D ^a   Deeb, G Michael ^a   Prager, Richard L ^a   Sonnad, Seema S ^a   Bolling, Steven F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034784085     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02984-8     Document Type: Article

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