Invited commentary

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-102

  Ratcliffe, Mark B ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNULOPLASTY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SIMULATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 34250305203     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.054     Document Type: Note

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