Echocardiographic assessment of anatomic lesions predicts surgical strategy in mitral regurgitation

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 229-234

  Bech Hanssen, Odd ^a   Rydén, Tina ^a   Lepore, Vincenzo ^a   Wandt, Birger ^a   Jeppsson, Anders ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Mitral regurgitation; Surgical procedure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALVULOPLASTY;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0042881144     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430310001717     Document Type: Article

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