Valvular heart disease in adults;Klappenvitien im erwachsenenalter

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 620-641

  Daniel, W G ^a   Baumgartner, H ^a   Gohlke Barwolf C ^a   Hanrath, P ^a   Horstkotte, D ^a   Koch, K C ^a   Mugge A ^a   Schafers H J ^a   Flachskampf, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN; METOPROLOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; TRICUSPID VALVE STENOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33750954927     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-006-0458-8     Document Type: Article

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