Deciphering the mystery of the leaky pulmonary valve in a new era of interventional cardiology

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1793-1794

  Mertens, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PRESSURE; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 34547822473     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm261     Document Type: Editorial

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