Mitral valve prolapse: A review of the literature

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 321, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 401-410

  Jacobs, William ^a   Chamoun, Antonio ^a   Stouffer, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; REVIEW;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE;

EID: 0035375114     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200106000-00006     Document Type: Article

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