Adding Mitral Valve Annuloplasty to Surgical Revascularization Does Not Benefit Patients With Functional Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 2202-2203

  Jones, Robert H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNULOPLASTY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34249290410     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.018     Document Type: Editorial

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