Mitral valve repair for severe mitral regurgitation: The way forward?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2925-2928

  Ray, Simon ^a   Chambers, John ^b   Gohlke Baerwolf, Christa ^c   Bridgewater, Ben ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mitral regurgitation; Mitral valve; Mitral valve repair; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CORONARY CARE UNITS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33845649508     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl381     Document Type: Review

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