Timing of surgery in patients with chronic, severe mitral regurgitation

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 137-143

  Thomson, Helen L ^a   Enriquez Sarano, Maurice ^a   Tajik, A Jamal ^a   Cheitlin, Melvin D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Transesophageal echocardiography; Valve repair; Valvular heart disease

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0035004437     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045415-200105000-00006     Document Type: Review

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