Mitral valve surgery in heart failure: Insights from the Acorn clinical trial

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-456

  Grossi, Eugene A ^a   Crooke, Gregory A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; EDITORIAL; GEOMETRY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33748798885     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.05.013     Document Type: Editorial

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