Flail Posterior Leaflet of the Mitral Valve in Acute Rheumatic Carditis

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-166

  Haizlip, J A ^a   Di Russo, G B ^b   Vernon, D D ^a   Tani, L Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Mitral valve; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

STREPTOLYSIN O;

ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORDA TENDINEA RUPTURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART RUPTURE; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDITIS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 1342308274     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-003-9007-7     Document Type: Article

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