Mitral valve repair and transesophageal echocardiographic findings in a high-risk subgroup of patients with active, acute infective endocarditis

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 72-77

  Senni, M ^a   Merlo, M ^a   Sangiorgi, G ^a   Gamba, A ^a   Procopio, A ^a   Glauber, M ^a   Ferrazzi, P ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; BIOPROSTHESIS; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0035139134     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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