Doppler echocardiography of 119 normal-functioning St Jude Medical mitral valve prostheses: A comprehensive assessment including time-velocity integral ratio and prosthesis performance index

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 252-256

  Malouf, Joseph F ^a   Ballo, Manfredi ^a   Connolly, Heidi M ^a   Hodge, David O ^a   Herges, Regina M ^a   Mullany, Charles J ^a   Miller Jr , Fletcher A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 14244255640     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.11.011     Document Type: Article

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