Myocardial factor for timing of surgery in asymptomatic patients with mitral regurgitation

American Heart Journal

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-8

  Stewart, William J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXERCISE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART PRELOAD; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037485606     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00174-1     Document Type: Editorial

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