Right bundle branch block: A new parameter revealing the progression rate of mitral stenosis

Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 219-222

  Ocal, Arslan ^a   Yildirim, Nesligul ^a,c   Ozbakir, Cemal ^a   Saricam, Ersin ^a   Ozdogan, Ozgur Ulas ^a   Arslan, Serpil ^b   Tufekcioglu, Omac ^a   Sabah, Irfan ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Senatoryum Hospital   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mitral stenosis; Rheumatic heart disease; Right bundle branch block

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 33646570833     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091689     Document Type: Review

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