"Natural histories" of mitral valve prolapse. Influence of patient selection on cardiovascular event rates

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-114

  Zuppiroli, A ^a   Mori, F ^a   Favilli, S ^a   Dolara, A ^a   Roman, M J ^a   Fishman, D ^a   Devereux, R B ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mitral valve prolapse; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; UNITED STATES; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035048355     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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