Stress haemodynamics for asymptomatic mitral regurgitation: How much does it help?

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1383-1384

  Monin, Jean Luc ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EXERCISE TEST; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 27444432871     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.059238     Document Type: Editorial

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