Doppler echocardiography of normal Starr-Edwards mitral prostheses: A comprehensive function assessment including continuity equation and time-velocity integral ratio

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1399-1403

  Malouf, Joseph F ^a   Ballo, Manfredi ^a   Hodge, David O ^a   Herges, Regina M ^a   Orszulak, Thomas A ^a   Miller Jr , Fletcher A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PERFORMANCE; STARR EDWARDS VALVE PROSTHESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 29244467384     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2005.03.031     Document Type: Article

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