Late mitral annuloplasty failure: The loss of the ring

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-128

  Zacà, Valerio ^a   Ballo, Piercarlo ^b   Mondillo, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Color Doppler analysis; Echocardiogram; Late mitral valvuloplasty failure; Mitral annuloplasty ring

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROLAPSE; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICUSPID VALVE; VALVULOPLASTY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 33751244805     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.053     Document Type: Article

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