Assessing prosthetic mitral valve regurgitation by transoesophageal echo/Doppler

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 476-478

  Rahko, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTOLE; TRANSDUCER; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 1942532280     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.026484     Document Type: Editorial

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