Are patients with mitral regurgitation being referred too late for surgery

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-217

  Borger, Michael A ^a   Walther, Thomas ^a   Mohr, Friedrich W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORK EXPERIENCE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART SURGERY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TIME;

CANADA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34247218023     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(07)70747-X     Document Type: Editorial

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